What's happening at CRRU?
CRRU has been working on a series of papers about the critical importance of strategic expansion of child care in a universal child care system. Today we're releasing How municipal roles in child care contribute to accessibility (2022). We'll be continuing to release papers in this series in the coming weeks. We are also continuing to add new developments related to Building a Canada-wide early learning and child care system.
The CRRU office - temporarily closed since December - will reopen soon. For now, the CRRU team can be reached at contactus@childcarecanada.org.
Featured
Series paper three: How municipal roles in child care contribute to accessibility
Childcare Resource and Research Unit, February 2022
This third paper in a series of eight explores the key roles municipalities and other local government entities can play in enhancing public management associated with creating child care services. In many countries, and to a lesser extent in Canada, local municipal level governments play a variety of roles in child care services including planning, administration, and financing, all of which contribute to improving child care availability. This paper concentrates on how municipalities can facilitate, support and assist public management of child care services.
Still unaffordable for low-income families? A discussion paper summary
Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care, 10 February 2022
This summary and research brief provide insight into Alberta's funding changes under the new (2022) Canada-wide federal funding. According to the analysis, although out-of-pocket child care costs under the new system will decrease for all families, child care will remain largely unaffordable for low income families, who will benefit less from the policy changes. The author makes suggestions for options for funding approaches that could ameliorate disadvantaging low income families.
MB: Wage and benefit increases coming for regulated child-care workers in Manitoba
CBC News, 22 February 2022
‘A huge win for families’: B.C. budget outlines changes to childcare fees, afterschool care
Global News, 22 February 2022
Research, policy and practice
Nordic approaches to evaluation and assessment in early childhood education and care: Final report
Nordic Co-operation, 21 February 2022
The ‘Nordic model’ of ECEC has become synonymous with a holistic, children’s rights-based approach to pedagogy, grounded in democratic values. As societies keep changing, so does what characterizes the “Nordic model.” In this report, the authors investigate the values and principles that underpin the evaluation of ECEC in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden). The report highlights that an important aspect of the ‘Nordic’ approach is the central role given to the local and municipal context.
I felt like I was going crazy: Understanding mother’s and young children’s educational experiences at home during COVID-19
Early Childhood Education Journal, 5 February 2022
This study examined how demographic, family, and mental health characteristics of 375 City of Toronto low-income children and their mothers were associated with children’s educational experiences at home during COVID-19. Findings suggest that the online educational experiences set up following the onset of the pandemic were difficult for many children and mothers to implement in the home. Given the significant associations of these challenges with child and maternal mental health, the authors encourage educators and education systems to provide flexibility, empathy, and support with learning from home to both children and mothers.
Predicting participation in the child care subsidy system from provider features, community characteristics, and use of funding streams
Children and Youth Services Review, 5 February 2022
This study aims to identify factors in US center-based child care providers' experience that influence subsidy system participation. Results suggest that certain features, such as having a quality rating and the poverty density of the community within which a center operates, may be positively related to subsidy system participation
Unequal benefits – diverging attitudes? Analyzing the effects of an unequal expansion of childcare provision on attitudes towards maternal employment across 18 European countries
Journal of Public Policy, 7 January 2022
This analysis examines the effects of an unequal childcare expansion on attitudes towards maternal employment in 18 European countries. The results reveal that individuals with lower income remain more skeptical of maternal employment when childcare provisions are highly unequal. The unequally distributed benefits of an expansion of childcare provision contribute to a divergence of attitudes across socio-economic groups, which might create a more difficult political terrain for the implementation of expansive social investment reforms.
Child care in the news
CA: Juggling child care and work, single moms were 'off the radar' in pandemic. Some say they're still struggling
CBC Radio - The Current, 19 February 2022
NS: More funding on the way for child care centres as the province moves towards $10 a day child care
Halifax Examiner , 18 February 2022
NS: Province provides stable funding to child-care centres, additional one-time grant
Government of Nova Scotia, 18 February 2022
PEI: Efforts underway to boost P.E.I.'s early childhood education workforce
Saltwire, 22 February 2022
QC: 25 ans des CPE: De gardienne d’enfants à éducatrice
La Tribune, 20 February 2022
QC: Nouvelle garde espoir d’obtenir son CPE malgré le refus de Québec
Radio Canada, 17 February 2022
QC: Services de garde en milieu scolaire: Québec plafonne les frais exigés aux parents
La Presse, 16 February 2022
ON: Parents and workers launch public campaign to save Sioux Lookout children’s centres
CUPE - Canadian Union of Public Employees , 16 February 2022
MB: Federal-provincial plan delivers much-needed help to child-care sector
Winnipeg Free Press, 22 February 2022
MB: More than $19 million in initial investments to be made in coming weeks to enhance pay, increase benefits for front-line workers
Government of Manitoba, 22 February 2022
SK: Sask. government directs child care facilities to drop mask requirements
CTV News Saskatoon, 16 February 2022
BC: Parents of kids with autism in small B.C. communities want more clarity around changes to supports, funding
CBC News, 18 February 2022
NWT: New non-profit to advocate for early childhood education
Cabin Radio, 18 February 2022
EU: Where in Europe should you live to get the longest paternity leave?
Euro News, 18 February 2022
Events
AECEO conversation on Black history month is done! Now what?
Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, 1 March 2022, 7:00 PM EST
In this Black history month follow-up conversation, guest speaker Natalie Royer - Belonging Specialist at Saroy Group - will share her story as a Black ECE navigating the sector and facilitate a dialogical space for critical thinkers to explore ways to address anti-Black racism in early childhood education.
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