What's happening at CRRU?
CRRU welcomes the news that nine of 13 ELCC agreements are now in place with yesterday's Canada-Alberta child care agreement. We continue to update our Issue File Building a Canada-wide early learning and child care system with final F/P/T agreements, press releases, policy documents and advocacy materials as they become available in each province/territory. We are also reissuing, in a new form, a comprehensive paper on an issue critical for building the cross-Canada childcare system -- the child care workforce.
Featured
$10-a-day child care for families in Alberta
Office of the Prime Minister, 15 November 2021
CA: Child care advocates welcome Canada-Alberta child care agreement and call on Ontario and New Brunswick governments to join effort to build Canada-wide system of early learning and child care
Child Care Now, 15 November 2021
CA: All together now: Childcare is not a boutique women's issue
Maclean's, 17 November 2021
ON: Video: Pressure mounts for Ontario child care deal with feds
CP24, 15 November 2021
Research, policy and practice
Canada’s child care workforce
Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 17 November 2021 (re-issued)
This paper by Shani Halfon summarizes what is known about the childcare workforce in Canada, the implications of this for regulated childcare, and identifies some considerations and strategies to address the ongoing issues and improve the overall state of ECEC. A summary of the relevant research and data leads to the conclusion that a coordinated and comprehensive strategy is needed to address the multiple and interconnected variables that impact the working conditions of those in the child care workforce.
Pandemic effects: Ableism, exclusion, and procedural bias
Journal of Childhood Studies, 25 October 2021
As part of an ongoing longitudinal study of the institutional organization of disabled children’s lives, this research seeks to understand how institutions have responded to the pandemic and the mechanisms in which this shapes the experience of families with disabled children across Canada. Findings show that disruptions and restructuring in institutional child care and disability-specific care support have exacerbated the exclusion of disabled children from early childhood services and negatively affected their family employment and mental health. The conclusion emphasizes the need for early childhood policies to treat disability-specific services and considerations as “essential” and to uphold the right of all children to inclusive services by centering disabled childhood.
The impact of paternity leave compared to unemployment on child care and housework distribution in Spain
Journal of Family Issues, 1 November 2021
This Spanish study analyzes whether the positive effects of paternity leave are limited to the short term, or if they are maintained in the medium and long term; it also examines if a similar effect applies in the case of unemployment periods. In addition, the study examines the relationship between paternity leave and father’s involvement in child care and housework. The analysis shows that longer leaves are related to a greater involvement in care and housework activities, with a long term effect in the former. The study also found that unemployed fathers show more involvement in child care during the first year, but the effect vanishes later and there is no significant relationship with housework.
Does quality matter in determining child care prices? Evidence from private child care provision in Turkey
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 3 September 2021
Turkey has a highly regulated child care sector where the costs of accreditation and initial setup are high. However, there is very little on-going supervision and no information provided to users on the quality or ranking of these services. This paper investigates the role of quality in determining private child care prices using a unique provider-level data set collected in five provinces of Turkey. Results show that prices are mainly driven by infrastructure quality. Factors that are more likely to have a strong bearing on child development, such as human resources, curriculum and the quality of materials, do not have a significant impact on prices.
Uptake of the child care expense deduction: Exploring factors associated with the use of the child care expense deduction among families with a child under 12 years
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 16 June 2021
In 1972 the Canadian government implemented the child care expense deduction to offset the financial cost of child care for eligible families. Although the deduction has now been in place for almost 50 years, little research has examined the factors associated with claiming the child care expense deduction. This study examines the uptake and usage of the child care expense deduction among families with at least one child under the age of 12 in 2011.The demographic and work characteristics of these families are also explored in relation to the characteristics of all eligible families associated with a higher likelihood of claiming the child care expense deduction. The study finds that less than a quarter of families with at least one child under the age of 12 in 2011 claimed the child care expense deduction during the 2010 tax year.
Child care in the news
NB: Improving child care in New Brunswick: Another step towards a universal system
NB Media Co-op, 15 November 2021
ON: Made-in-Hamilton agreement on $10/day child care plan with feds suggested by city councillors
Insauga, 15 November 2021
ON: Editorial: Ontario and Ottawa need to stop posturing and make a deal on child care
Toronto Star, 16 November 2021
ON: GTA mother has warning for parents after daycare workers charged with assaulting her son
CBC News, 13 November 2021
ON: Ford asks municipalities not to seek own child-care deals amid federal talks
The National Post, 10 November 2021
SK: Nearly $5 million in partnerships with Saskatchewan post-secondary institutions announced to add more early childhood education training
Government of Saskatchewan, 9 November 2021
AB: Federal-provincial child care agreement
Government of Alberta, 15 November 2021
AB: Working toward $10 a day child care
CBC Radio, 16 November 2021
AB: Child Care Now Alberta celebrates the Canada-Alberta child care agreement and looks forward to learning the details needed for implementation
Child Care Now - Alberta, 15 November 2021
AB: Ottawa, Alberta reach deal for 'affordable, quality child care,' province says
CBC News, 15 November 2021
AB: Trudeau, Kenney ink child-care deal for Alberta
CTV News, 15 November 2021
BC: More licensed child care spaces in store for Interior families
Global News, 10 November 2021
JP: Japanese gov't plans to raise monthly wages for nursing, child care workers by up to $88
The Mainichi, 10 November 2021
Events
Public meeting: Affordable child care & decent pay for workers!
Niagara District Council of Women, 17 November 2021 - 7:30 pm EST
The Niagara District Council of Women invites you to join a virtual public meeting on the importance of affordable child care and decent pay for child care workers, featuring Dr. Kate Bezanson (Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of Social Sciences, Brock University), Darlene Edgar (Director of Children's Services, Niagara Region), Diana Huson (Niagara Regional Councillor), and Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines MPP).
Online workshop: Deputations 101
Toronto Community for Better Child Care, Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, Early Years’ Professionals Rise Up T.O., 22 November 2021 - 07:00 pm EST
Abigail Doris from the Toronto Community for Better Child Care will be hosting an online workshop on how to give public deputations at local government level. Participants can expect to learn the ins and outs of public deputations, connect their personal experience to the needs of their community, and practice using their personal narrative to make universal child care a reality.
A province wide conversation with Kindergarten RECEs
Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, 1 December 2021
The AECEO invites kindergarten educators from across the province to join them for a virtual discussion. Educators are invited to bring their experiences, concerns, knowledge and questions to connect with other advocates and each other.
Early years conference 2022: Disruption and transformation
The Human Early Learning Partnership - University of British Columbia, 1-2 March 2022
Join the Human Early Learning Partnership virtually on March 1 & 2, 2022 for the Early years conference 2022 to reflect on and explore the important but delicate relationship between disruption and transformation. Those who work in the early childhood development, intervention and family support fields are welcome to attend. The conference will explore the factors impacting children’s development and family support services during this challenging time.
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