I was a solo mom with no help paying $1600 a month for daycare and even though I don’t need it anymore I fully, wholeheartedly support $10 a day childcare so others don’t have to struggle.

Finding affordable child care still difficult for B.C. parents, as province begins pilot project in schools vancouversun.com/news/parents-c… via The Vancouver Sun

Today, we were thrilled to celebrate the grand opening of the Louis Riel Child Care Centre in Winnipeg! The new 40-space centre is designed to serve infant and preschool children with quality, culturally focused #RedRiverMétis programming. #RedRiverMétisGovernment

“The change to $10-a-day child care provided relief for our family at a time when the cost of everything was rising dramatically...." #10adaychildcare #bcpoli #childcarebc UBC Media Relations news.ubc.ca/2024/08/new-ub…

Child care is 'textbook example of a broken market.' Where do politicians go from here? "A publicly funded system with universal access is the only way to address equity." postguam.com/the_globe/chil… via @postguam #10adaychildcare

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Wonderful new expansion of childcare in Winnipeg, thanks to the ⁦Manitoba Métis Federation⁩. Culturally specific programming, including Michf, and Metis early childhood educators will offer a rich service to children and families.

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The Childcare Resource and Research Unit is delighted to have just released ECEC in Canada 2023, 14th edition of Canada's go-to report on #cdnchildcare. Prov/terr profiles, childcare space statistics,kindergarten, fees, comparative tables, public funding bit.ly/3nB3I2H

Good News 👉 New child care centres coming for families throughout B.C. New child care centres will be in Esk’etemc First Nation, Homalco First Nation, G̱aw Tlagée, Kelowna, Langford, Metchosin, Peachland, Pemberton and West Vancouver. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024E…

Thanks First Call for highlighting the need for school districts to expand before & after school child care and make them $10aDay programs! #schoolagechildcare #10adaychildcare #childcarebc #bced cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

We know there’s still work to do on child care—but let’s be real. While some provinces drag their feet, we’ve been busy making real changes.

Parents prefer affordable daycare over individual financial assistance: report ctvnews.ca/politics/paren…

Canadian parents prefer $10-a-day child care over direct payments, as shown in our latest report. While wait times persist, we support expanding the program rather than replacing it. The system benefits parents, children, and women. Read the full report: canadianprosperityproject.ca/the-prosperity…

Working across party lines is essential when it comes to addressing the challenges families face today. Affordable & accessible child care is crucial for parents, particularly women, to participate in the workforce and support their families. Details here canadianprosperityproject.ca/the-prosperity…

More good news like this please! Nechako Lakes school district will open 24 licensed before- and after-school child care spaces in Fort St. James in the coming weeks, funded by $720,000 from the Ministry of Education. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024E… #childcarebc #10adaychildcare #bcpoli

Giving Parents Money Doesn’t Solve Child Care Problems The Prosperity Project GordonCleveland Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation #ChildCare #EarlyLearning #CWELCC mwmccain.ca/reports/2024/0…

Quebec, which has had the most affordable child care program in the country for the longest period of time, also has a workforce participation rate for women that is 13 per cent higher than the rest of Canada. ctvnews.ca/politics/paren…

Canadian parents would have a strong preference for affordable, $10-a-day licensed child care over individual payments delivered to them from the government, according to a new report. ctvnews.ca/politics/paren… David Eby John Rustad Sonia Furstenau