Last week, Child Care Now’s “Educators Matter: Workforce Policy for Quality Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC)” project held a two-day national symposium to continue the work of developing proposals to all levels of government on how to strengthen the early learning and child care (ELCC) workforce. Participants included members of the National ELCC Workforce…
Nunavut Government introduces new Early Learning and Child Care Act and increases wages of licensed child care staff March 3rd, 2025 New Legislation Proposed in Nunavut: Bill 66 – Early Learning and Child Care Act The Government of Nunavut introduced Bill 66 – Early Learning and Child Care Act on February 24, 2025. If passed,…
Child Care Now – Newfoundland and Labrador has launched a new petition calling on the provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador to introduce a defined benefit pension plan for the ECE workforce. The group is advocating for the provincial government to fund 100% of employer contributions and increase ECE wages to compensate employees for the…
The Manitoba government has amended their child care regulations to provide facilities with a 2.75 percent increase to the wage grid supplement, effective July 1, and a five percent increase to the base operating grants, retroactively effective April 1. This increase was first announced May 3 2024 and reflects the government’s commitment in their 2023-2024…
An Ontario research report on the early learning and child care (ELCC) workforce titled Knowing our numbers: A community approach to understanding the early childhood education workforce was released June 26 2024. This report was first initiated by the County of Simcoe, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, and the County of Lambton to better understand the…
A recent report by Child Care Now reveals a lack of cohesive workforce policies and funding programs at the provincial/territorial level. While governments across Canada have introduced scattered initiatives such as new bursary programs, expanded professional learning and wage increases, challenges persist. Many provinces and territories maintain low wages for ECE, with minimal attention given…
On February 12th 2024, early learning and child care advocates from across Canada joined three webinars organized by Child Care Now to discuss how we can advance our collective goal of making affordable licensed child care available to all families, and inclusive of all children. Child Care Now Executive Director Morna Ballantyne gave an overview…
On December 19, 2023, the Nova Scotia government announced that it will be taking immediate steps to provide defined pension plan coverage for employees who work in licensed early learning and child care programs. Employees will also be entitled to health, life, long term disability and dental benefits through the Health Association of Nova Scotia (HANS) and they will be available to all employees, whether working full or part time.
Child Care Now Nova Scotia commends the government for listening and responding to the demands of child care advocates, and taking this very large initiative to support the child care workforce.
Families across Canada are crying out for access to early learning and child care (ELCC). The federal government’s historic child care initiative has brought down parent fees for licensed child care for children under 6, however, there are only enough licensed spaces for a fraction of those who need it. The federal, provincial and territorial…
The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC) and Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO) have jointly released a position paper and policy brief highlighting the child care workforce shortage and how a publicly funded salary scale can support the successful implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) plan. The position…
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