Child Care Now is seeking a dynamic and experienced Executive Director (ED) to lead the organization in its next phase of growth and impact on the development of a publicly funded and managed universal and primarily not-for-profit system of child care in Canada. Reporting to and working closely with a volunteer Board of Directors elected…
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…
A research article, published in the Canadian Publications of Crown College of Canada, affirms the “substantive” achievements of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program. Through review of available data and existing policy in Canada and two comparison countries – Australia and Germany – the authors make compelling recommendations for ELCC in Canada….
A recent global analysis of the early childhood care and education (ECCE) sector finds that, in the absence of state support for child care in many countries, non-state (or private) actors have stepped in. Privatization of early childhood education is outpacing other levels of levels Privatization of early childhood education has expanded rapidly in recent…
A new economic report released recently found that the expansion of affordable child care in Ontario has delivered billions of dollars in economic benefits for the province. The report, The Economic Impact of Affordable Child Care in Ontario, authored by economist Dr. Jim Stanford of the Centre for Future Work, estimates that Ontario’s gross domestic…
Child Care Now extends our warmest well wishes and gratitude for Lynell Anderson as she retires from her role with the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC. Lynell has been instrumental in advancing the $10aDay child care campaign in BC as well as advocating for high quality universal child care across Canada. Drawing on…
Governments must put in place strategies to raise the formal education qualifications of those who work in licensed child care centres, says the National Early Learning and Child Care Workforce Policy Table, a group of early childhood education experts and practitioners established through Child Care Now’s Educators Matter project. Their new publication, A vision and…
A new report, published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS), estimates that the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program increased maternal employment by approximately 29,000 workers by the end of 2025, corresponding to a direct GDP gain of roughly $2.7 billion annually. Lower fees associated with higher maternal employment…
A vision and roadmap for increasing educator qualifications in licensed child care centres June 2026 Downloadable version About this roadmap Building a quality public early learning and child care (ELCC) system requires a highly qualified, well-supported, and properly compensated workforce. Developing and supporting such a workforce requires clarifying and reimagining employment roles, scopes of…
The Quebec government has announced that Canadian citizens, permanent residents and those with closed work permits will get priority access to Quebec’s directly funded child care programs over parents with refugee claims in progress, temporary work permits, or international student visas. This policy announcement was made in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling that…
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