This week...
Reactions, news and comments about Ontario’s Canada-wide child care agreement continues. This week’s CRRU newsletter follows up on our special newsletter collecting the first documents, news and community reactions to the March 28 2022 announcement that brought Ontario into the Canada-wide ELCC system, concluding 13 agreements committing to collaboration to build a universal child care system.
In this broadcast, selected materials related to the universal child care program come first, with other topics following. See the Ontario section of our Canada-wide early learning and child care agreements issue file for more updates.
What’s next for making $10-a-day child care a reality in Canada?
The Decibel(Globe and Mail podcast), 30 March 2022
With daycare deals done, Liberals look to craft bill to enshrine child-care system
The Star, 29 March 2022
Raise their pay or face shortage of workers to staff Ontario's new daycare spaces, advocates warn
CBC News, 29 March 2022
Ontario Minister of Education on coming to a deal with federal government on national childcare plan
CBC Radio - Metro Morning, 29 March 2022
Child care advocates celebrate the signing of thirteen Canada-wide early learning and child care agreements
Child Care Now, 28 March 2022
Opinion: On child care, don’t make the perfect the enemy of the good
The Star, 28 March 2022
Child-care deal for Ontario ‘happy news’ for families, but will there be enough spots?
The Star, 28 March 2022
CA: A look at federal child-care deals signed with jurisdictions across Canada
City News, 28 March 2022
Research, policy and practice
Canada-New Brunswick Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement: Action plan 2021-2023
Government of New Brunswick, 23 March 2022
Childcare provision in neoliberal times: The marketization of care
Bristol University Press, Forthcoming 26 April 2022
In the absence of public provision, many governments rely on the market to meet childcare demand. But who are the actors shaping this market? What work do they do to marketize care? And what does it mean for how childcare is provided? Based on an innovative theoretical framework and an in-depth study of the New Zealand childcare market, Gallagher examines the problematic growth of private, for-profit childcare. Opening the ‘black box’ of childcare markets to closer scrutiny, this book brings to light the complex political.
The perceived value of a universal early learning program: A parent perspective
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 12 January 2022
In light of a shifting vision toward early childhood education as a public service, this study explored parents’ perspective on a universally available early years program in Nova Scotia (Pre-primary). A prevalent theme discussed by parent participants was ease of access in terms of the program being offered at no cost and available within each school catchment area, as well as the need for additional support such as transportation and additional operating hours.
Child care in the news
ON: Education workers are on the brink of poverty
Niagara Falls Review, 26 March 2022
ON: TDSB chair concerned about 'extraordinary developmental needs' of incoming Kindergarteners due to COVID isolation
CP24, 24 March 2022
BC: 6 northwest child care sites are welcomed into $10-a-day child care program
CFTK TV, 28 March 2022
BC: Families in northwest B.C. benefit from $10 a Day ChildCareBC spaces
Government of British Columbia, 24 March 2022
UK: Childcare costs have spiralled for two-thirds of UK families, survey shows
The Guardian, 25 March 2022
AU: Over a third of all Australians live in childcare ‘deserts’, research says
The Guardian, 21 March 2022
INTL: Childcare services shine a ray of hope on mining sector
The New Time Rwanda, 25 March 2022
Events
The Power of Us: On the road to a Canadian-wide early learning and child care system
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care & Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, 30 March 2022 - 7:00pm EDT
The OCBCC and AECEO are hosting an event to celebrate the newly signed Canada-Ontario Canada-wide ELCC agreement, discuss the deal, and talk about what might be next.
Leading with love and compassion: An entryway to belonging follow-up conversation with Natalie Royer
Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, 5 April 2022, 7–8:30pm EDT
Join the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario for a conversation with Natalie Royer to discuss how we can communicate with compassion and create a sense of belonging. This session is a dialogical space for critical thinkers to explore ways to address anti-Black racism in early childhood education and will consist of facilitated small group discussions.
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