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This week, the CRRU team is saying goodbye to Sophia Mohamed. In her three years as a Research Officer at CRRU, Sophia has contributed to numerous projects and has been an integral part of the team. Sophia will be missed but we wish her all the best as she begins a new chapter in her career and we look forward to continued collaboration in the future.
The CRRU office is open Monday through Thursday. We continue to be available via email at contactus@childcarecanada.org.
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This week, federal, provincial and territorial first ministers, with primary responsibility for early learning and child care, gathered in British Columbia to discuss progress made in the first year since the signing of the first Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement. Open letters from Child Care Now and the Canadian Child Care Federation urge ministers responsible for early learning and child care to make the child care workforce crisis a top priority in the coming year by developing a comprehensive workforce strategy that addresses compensation and working conditions of the Canada-wide child care workforce.
Headed up, but still behind: Child care coverage rates in Alberta’s top ten largest cities, 2016 – 2021
Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Child Care, 27 June 2022
This report highlights child care coverage trends in ten Alberta cities over the past five years. Analysis suggests that several of Alberta's largest cities are still considered "child care deserts" as there is no guarantee that child care availability and accessibility is adequate despite increased coverage rates. The report suggests that provinces and municipalities must engage in comprehensive data collection, information dissemination, and meaningful and ongoing sector consultation to meet the needs of children and families in Alberta.
ON: Ontario child-care rebates starting to roll out but program remains a 'patchwork'
Global News, 12 July 2022
CA: Families in Canada to benefit from innovative early learning and child care
Newswire, 11 July 2022
Research, policy and practice
Open letter to federal/provincial/territorial ministers with primary responsibility for early learning and child care (ELCC)
Canadian Child Care Federation, 12 July 2022
Open letter to federal/provincial/territorial ministers with primary responsibility for early learning and child care
Child Care Now, 11 July 2022
Child care subsidies: Choices and challenges for Sacramento County families
California State University, 24 June 2022
This article looks at the subsidy application process and child care provider search for parents in Sacramento County. Results suggest that the use of a referral agency to navigate subsidy application and provider search reduced negative experiences with the subsidy program but resulted in limited child care provider choices for parents. The author recommends that governments and child care partners create better support for families
by increasing funding and streamlining the subsidy application process.
The relationship between child-centered teaching attitudes in child care centers and the socio-emotional development of Japanese toddlers
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28 December 2021
This study investigates the relationship between child-centered teaching attitudes and the social-emotional development of Japanese toddlers attending centre-based programs. Results suggest that child-centred teaching attitudes had a positive impact on the social-emotional development of children, particularly for those who experience long hours of child care outside the home and whose families scored low on the parental responsibility scale.
Structural challenges and inequities in operating urban Indigenous early learning and child care programs in British Columbia
MacEwan University Journal of Childhood Studies, July 2021
This research paper explores the effectiveness of operational and funding systems of urban Indigenous ELCC programs in British Columbia. Interviews with program directors and staff reveal a number of challenges which
include: A lack of government investment, staff retention, and remuneration, as well as the need for additional funding for operational costs for designated family support workers and greater administrative
support in relation to navigating child care licensing.
Child care in the news
CA: Federal, provincial and territorial ministers meet to mark progress and advance shared priorities in early learning and child care
Newswire, 12 July 2022
CA: Education ministers meet in B.C. to talk child care
iPolitics, 11 July 2022
CA: Ministers responsible for child care urged to make workforce crisis their first priority
Child Care Now, 11 July 2022
CA: How much parents benefit from the national child-care plans depends on where they live
Globe and Mail, 9 July 2022
CA: Canada’s “family portrait”: Measuring families in the census
The Vanier Institute of the Family, 6 July 2022
QC: CPE: Quand attendre ne suffit plus
Journal Accès, 6 July 2022
QC: Places en garderie : le groupe de travail réglera-t-il le problème?
TVA Nouvelles CIMT-CHAU, 6 July 2022
QC: Québec explique son refus d’admettre les Ukrainiens
La Presse, 29 June 2022
ON: Most Toronto childcare centres have not yet signed on to $10-a-day care. Here’s why
CTV News, 8 July 2022
ON: Will Ontario ever see $10 a day childcare?
CTV News Toronto at Six Podcast, 8 July 2022
SK: Métis–Nation Saskatchewan provides funds to support early education and learning
CTV News, 7 July 2022
AB: $50M now available to create child-care spaces
Government of Alberta, 7 July 2022
FR: Service public de la petite enfance : Stop au développement anarchique des crèches privées !
Force Ouvrière, 12 July 2022
Event
ON: AECEO community open house
Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, 20 July 2022
The AECEO is holding a Community Open House on July 20th. The event will be an opportunity to connect with educators from across the province, learn more about the AECEO and local Communities of Practice. No previous knowledge or experience with the AECEO required, all are welcome.
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