Halifax, NS — Nova Scotia’s child care advocacy organization says it is pleased the Nova Scotia government is moving forward with expansion of the not-for-profit child care sector. ‘Child Care Now Nova Scotia is watching these next steps closely because our major priority is to ensure that affordable high quality child care becomes much more…
The future of child care was the subject of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity’s first webinar in a new bilingual series on the Future of Work. Erika Cantu spoke about her struggle as a newcomer to the province to find affordable or bilingual care for her two young children. Josée Nadeau, Director of…
What’s in this kit How to advocate for child care in the 2021 election What we want from the political parties and candidates Quick background facts How and where to campaign for child care Ask your candidate to sign the candidate pledge, and share the result What to say when you campaign for child care…
Select the sign you want (we have even given you the option to print in black and white and colour-in the bubbles). When you print it, choose whatever size you want (here’s how) to post on your mailbox, or put in your window. You can even make a weather-proof lawns sign by wrapping it in…
Ask your local candidates to take our child care pledge Scenario 1: If the candidate agrees to the Candidate Pledge, post a photo of the pledge (on the left with checkmarks) to social media adding a message with the candidate’s name, riding, political party and any other important information. Make sure you tag the candidate,…
A report about the lack of adequate regulated child care for parents who work non-standard hours should be required reading for provincial governments who have been given federal funds to expand regulated child care. Across Canada, almost 4 out of 10 families with young children include at least one parent who works non-standard hours. Extended…
Canada’s child care advocates say the Canada-Saskatchewan child care agreement announced today promises to more than double the existing supply of regulated child care spaces for the province’s youngest children, cut fees by 50% in the next year and bring them down to $10 a day by 2026. “We are glad to hear the promise…
The federal government is negotiating child care agreements with the provinces and territories that will require that parent fees for regulated child care be lowered by an average of 50 per cent by 2022 and to an average of $10 a day by 2025-26. But exactly how much will parents save because of these drops…
Do you plan to implement the bilateral funding agreement for child care in Nova Scotia? If so, how would you like to see it implemented? Yes, we are proud to be one of the first jurisdictions in Canada to achieve a deal with the federal government that will see $10 a day childcare implemented by…
Do you plan to implement the bilateral funding agreement for child care in Nova Scotia? If so, how would you like to see it implemented? Investing in child care is one of the NDP’s core commitments to Nova Scotians, and one of the most important actions we can take to secure the present and future…
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