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CRRU continues to work with provinces, territories and other sector partners in preparation for the 13th edition of the 13th edition of the Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada report. ECEC in Canada 2021 will be published in winter 2023.
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The impact of Canada’s $10/Day childcare plan on women, families, and the economy - An interview with Dr. Gordon Cleveland
Canadian Economics Association, 28 June 2022
In this interview, Dr. Gordon Cleveland discusses the impacts that Canada's $10/a day child care program could have on women’s employment and labour force participation, economic recovery. During the interview, Cleveland suggests complementary policies, such as increasing parental leave and benefits, that provinces and territories must implement in order for the $10/a day program to be effective for children, families, and women.
Now is the time! Confronting neo-liberalism in early childhood
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 17 February 2021
In this article, Peter Moss and Guy Roberts-Holmes identify the effects of neoliberalism on early childhood education and care which include the market systems, imaginaries, and governance. The authors call those in the early childhood education and care space to reclaim the importance of the cultural, social and political aspects of the work they engage in.
MB: Canada and Manitoba commit nearly $37 million to support wage equity in the early learning and child-care sector
Governments of Canada and Manitoba, 27 June 2022
ON: More than 155 daycares in Toronto have applied for the national child care program
Toronto Star, 24 June 2022
Research, policy and practice
New York City’s 60-year-old fight for universal child care
Early Learning Nation, 29 June 2022
This article provides an overview of the child care movement in New York City chronicling the last 60 years. The article comes after a $7 billion pledge in funding from the State of New York and highlights the wins each wave of activism brought for working families and the child care workforce in the city.
Black educators in (white) settings: Making racial identity visible in Early Childhood Education and Care in England, UK
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2 September 2020
This paper examines the lived experiences of Black educators and the role of their racial identity on their practice in UK child care settings. Results suggest the need for anti-bias and anti-racist policies to support educators to celebrate racial identities, beyond tokenism and performative allyship. The author suggests a need to move towards a more critical understanding of the impact and influence that racialized educators can have in addressing experiences of racism in child care settings. .
What’s causing the shortage of qualified early care and education teachers? There’s a hole in the bucket.
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 11 February 2020
This infographic illustrates how solely investing in professional development for early childhood educators is an ineffective recruitment tool and recommends “fixing the hole in the bucket” by increasing wages and working conditions through public investment.
Child care in the news
CA: Government of Canada invests in accessible and disability inclusive early learning and child care system across Canada
Government of Canada, 22 June 2022
NL: Letter: The true challenge with N.L.'s pre-kindergarten plan
Saltwire, 29 June 2022
NS: 'I'm losing hope': Cape Breton childcare realities
Saltwire, 21 June 2022
ON: If getting your child-care rebate seems like a mess, that’s because, behind the scenes, it is
Toronto Star, 29 June 2022
MB: Funding looks to give pay bump for early childhood educators in Manitoba
CTV News Winnipeg, 27 June 2022
MB: Canada, Manitoba allocate $8.1 million to fund over 3,100 child care spaces across the province
Government of Manitoba, 27 June 2022
BC: North Cowichan seeks $10 million grant for childcare spaces
Cowichan Valley Citizen, 27, June 2022
BC: $10-a-day child care spots to double in B.C., but system still faces challenges
CTV News, 21 June 2022
BC: Expansion of $10 a day child care to benefit thousands more B.C. families
Government of British, 20 June 2022
US: President Biden would 'very much like' to replicate Canada's national child-care plan: U.S. treasury secretary
National Post, 20 June 2022
US: We asked 8 child care workers about their joys and frustrations. Here's what they said
WBUR News, 13 June 2022
AU: Living with universal childcare has shown me Australia’s system is neither a luxury nor a right – it’s a last resort
The Guardian, 21 June 2022
US: In Texas, child-care providers are returning to a broken system
The Washington Post, 27, June 2022
Event
NS: Families for ECEs
Child Care Now - Nova Scotia, 9 July 2022 10:30 ADT
Child Care Now - Nova Scotia invites families to a family-friendly rally to remind the government of the urgent need of implementing the compensation framework and benefits packages for early childhood educators.
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