OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Canada’s national child care advocacy association applauds Prime Minister Carney and his finance minister for committing to secure the future of the Canada-wide early learning and child care system and making it clear that federal investments in child care are in the government’s economic plan for Canada. “The additional federal investment of…
The Coalition of Child Care Advocates BC is taking bold steps to make the current crisis in child care a key issue in the provincial election now underway. Their recently published election brief explains how the failure to properly invest in BC’s $10aDay child care program has undermined earlier progress and put BC’s child care…
A new report by Child Care Now’s Educators Matter project finds that although provinces and territories have introduced a wide range of policies for the child care workforce since the start of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program, significant gaps remain in long-term workforce planning, data collection and improving wages and working…
Full funding for Prince Edward Island’s Pedagogical Support position has been reinstated until March 31 2027 as a result of concerted efforts by child care providers and advocates in the province. The PEI government had first announced in May 2026 that it would be cutting the pedagogical support funded hours by 25% due to budgetary…
Child care advocates, early childhood educators and parents welcomed the announcement of a four-year extension of Ontario’s Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreement with the federal government but said they are frustrated that there are no new commitments to strengthen or expand the system. “While parents and operators may feel relieved today that…
The findings from a recent Canadian study, published in Environmental Education Research, bring attention to the important connections between climate crisis education and early learning and child care. “Because children are among the least responsible for the climate crisis yet will live most fully with its consequences, they have a right to learn about it,…
Led by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), the Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) recommends investment and spending across many areas and programs, including child care. This year’s budget proposals are focused on policy actions that build Canada’s strength through a commitment to solidarity and justice for all. Notably, the AFB budget actions include significant…
An open letter released September 1, 2026, signed by a group of 22 Canadian business leaders, calls for early childhood education to be treated as core economic infrastructure. Pointing to decades of Canadian research about the benefits of early childhood education, the letter “grounds its case in established science” that demonstrates how early learning and…
Child Care Now, Canada’s national child care advocacy association, is seeking a skilled and creative bilingual (French/English) Communications Coordinator to help us communicate our advocacy priorities to diverse audiences, expand our spheres of influence, and strengthen our impact. Expected start date by September 30, 2026, or sooner. Terms of Employment It is preferred that the…
For over a decade, the Child Care Fee Survey – led by David Macdonald at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and Martha Friendly from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) – has monitored child care fees in major cities across Canada. Fees are falling, but progress is uneven The recently released results…
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