CBC News, March 17, 2025 Description: Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a deal to extend Ottawa’s federal child-care program. It means more $10-a-day spaces are expected. Advocate Patrice Gordon says some parents are being forced to pay for costly private care, while others are leaving the workforce altogether. Watch the...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, March 6, 2025 Excerpt: "With these extensions, provinces and territories will receive $36.8 billion to move forward on progress to create new child care spaces, reduce waitlists, and hire more early childhood educators across the country. Affordable child care is good for kids and parents, and...
Jimmy Pratt Foundation, November 26, 2024 On Monday, November 25th the following open letter was delivered to Premier Furey and released to the public today. As a voice for the children of this province, we call for the government to divert from their Pre-Kindergarten program which, in three years, continues...
CBC News, November 4, 2024 Excerpt: "For Canadian families who've seen their child care fees halved or plummet to $10 a day in the past few years, Canada's affordable child care plan has undoubtedly been a game-changer.After committing to build a Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system in...
Toronto Sun, September 23, 2024 Excerpt: "Debates regarding federal child-care policy have been heating up as the Liberal Party seeks to defend its $10-a-day program from various critics.While there will always be partisan debates about the best approach toward child care, what is often left by the wayside is that...