Media - 2021


Canada and Yukon announce major expansion of $10 a day child care

Government of Yukon, July 23, 2021 Excerpt: "Today’s announcement includes the creation of 110 new regulated early learning and child care spaces within five years to help ensure families of children under six years old can access child care spaces that meet their needs. The Government of Canada’s investment builds...

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Ontario, not Quebec, holds the model for child care

The Globe and Mail, July 22, 2021 Excerpt: "Move over, Quebec. Want to build a system of early learning and child care? Start in Ontario. Ontario?! The province that couldn’t figure out how to keep its schools safe and open and whose biggest cities lost between 30 per cent and...

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Why the outdoors should be an integral part of every early learning and child-care program

The Conversation, July 18, 2021 Excerpt: "When we think of capital infrastructure costs for early learning and care, we tend to think about buildings, but we need to think carefully about outdoor spaces and reframe them as outdoor learning environments. Regulations across the country currently do not require more than...

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Federal-Provincial Agreement Will Transform Child Care, Reduce Costs for Families

July 13, 2021 Statement by the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain on the Early Learning and Child Care Agreement between the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is Canada’s new leader in early learning and child care. Today’s announcement contains all the elements needed to convert child care from...

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Canada announces historic first early learning and child care agreement

Government of British Columbia, July 8, 2021 Excerpt: "Our aim is to build a child care system that is designed from the start as inclusive, welcomes all children, and gives them an equal chance to succeed and flourish." Access the full news release HERE

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