New publication
Childcare Resource and Research Unit is excited to share our new report, A summary of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements and Action Plans. This paper provides a summary of selected elements (affordability, expansion, auspice and the workforce) of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care initiative (CWELCC) introduced in 2021.
National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care
This week, the federal government announced the members of the National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care. The council will advise the federal government on the issues and challenges facing the early learning and child care sector and brings together caregivers, practitioners, academics and advocates. The CRRU team would like to congratulate all 16 members of the Council on their appointment and look forward to building the Canada-wide system together.
National Day of Action
November 30th is the National Day of Action to demand immediate attention into the Canada-wide child care crisis. The main obstacle to expanding licensed child care is a shortage of early childhood educators and other child care staff. It’s a problem that governments must fix urgently: better pay means better quality and better access.
Details about Day of Action activities and events across the country are on the Child Care Now website. You can show your support by signing and sharing Child Care Now’s petition, wearing polka dots on November 30th and using the hashtag #DotsForSpots on social media.
What's next for Indigenous early learning and child care?
Join Childcare Resource and Research Unit, Child Care Now and Re-imagining care/work policies (SSHRC Partnership Grant project) for What’s next for Indigenous early learning and child care?, part two of a four-part webinar series discussing the rollout of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care agreements (CWELCC).
Session two will take place on December 7th, 2022 at 7PM EST. A recording of the webinar will be available shortly after. The recording of the first session, What's next for the early learning and child care workforce? is available here.
The series will continue into the new year, with
- What's next for ELCC affordability? happening on January 17th, 2023 at 7:00pm EST.
- The last session, What's next for ELCC expansion & access? will conclude the series on January 31st, 2023 at 7:00pm EST.
This webinar series is a follow up to the two-day policy symposium held in Ottawa earlier this year and aims to further generate discussion and exchange of ideas. Symposium materials are available on the What now for child care? ISSUE file.
Date and time of future sessions are subject to change. You can register for all four sessions using this link. Subscribe to CRRU's newsletter to stay up to date.
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