Is Canada’s Government living up to its feminist ambitions?

Read Oxfam's 8th annual Feminist Scorecard to find out: oxfam.ca/publication/ox…

Budget 2024 dropped yesterday! Budget 2024 makes historic investments in housing—and child care and housing are deeply linked. Child care programs need to be where families live, and major public infrastructure projects must include public planning for child care.

'Child care advocates say Budget 2024 takes a pivotal step towards making $10aDay available to all'

Read Child Care Now's #Budget2024 Media Release:
childcarenow.ca/2024/04/16/chi…

'Early educators are the best spokespeople about their working conditions and what they need to thrive. Policy leaders have much to gain by actively engaging educators in identifying workable solutions to the #ChildCare crisis.'

TUNE IN: Join us on April 17th for a feminist analysis of #Budget2024

Register to attend: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Canadian Women's Foundation

Join us and many other feminist organizations this Wednesday to unpack the 2024 Budget!
Child Care Now's ED Morna Ballantyne will be providing analysis on the federal budget's child care commitments.

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

With the unveiling of the #federalbudget around the corner, we’re calling on the federal gov to help Canadian families access affordable licensed child care.

👉📝 Join us by signing the open letter at whereschildcare.ca

Child Care Now
#cndpoli
#whereschildcare

Advocates urge Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa to find new home for campus daycare
capitalcurrent.ca/advocates-urge…

Opinion: Vancouver School Board can quickly open thousands of childcare spaces
dailyhive.com/vancouver/vanc…

Tonight, April 9, Child Care Parent & Family Community Action meeting. Parents with and without child care are welcome. By coming together in solidarity, we hope to build our collective voice and advocate for positive change for child care in ON.

Scan the QR code to register.

The rate of increase in child care spaces in Metro Vancouver was much higher between 2019 & 2023 compared to 2011 & 2019. As per Dec 2023 Metro Vancouver Regional Planning Report. metrovancouver.org/boards/Regiona… #10adaychildcare

Who Owns Child Care & Who Should Own Child Care? Symposium happening now at the University of Manitoba with Morna Ballantyne speaking from ⁦Child Care Now⁩ #10adaychildcare

Media Release: April 3, 2024
Findings from the recent report “Evaluation of Early Care and Learning Recruitment and Retention Strategy” in British Columbia Now Available.

ecebc.ca/news-events/la…

Manitoba budget well received overall but grateful to Kevin Rebeck for urging provincial government to do more to make licensed child care more available, and to address low wages and retention problems in sector winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/groups-react-t…

“The new fund is a very effective, direct and efficient mechanism for the federal government to accelerate the supply of affordable child care for young children.”
Morna Ballantyne, Executive Director Child Care Now tinyurl.com/3b845rwj

ELCC Workforce: Voices from the sector Join us on April 9 to hear about what ECEs are saying about the issues and concerns they have. We highlight 2 local research projects where ECEs talk about their experience and perspectives. Register on zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist……
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MEDIA RELEASE: Child care advocates applaud federal budget action to expand child care availability

Read here: childcarenow.ca/2024/03/28/med…

Will today's #ONBudget increase provincial child care funding? While ON has accepted federal funding to lower childcare fees, their provincial funding record is dismal. In fact provincial childcare allocations are lower today than in 2018 when Doug Ford came to power. #onpoli

NL Budget 2024: $32 million less for early childhood education than 2023 budget. No additional $ to improve ECE wages. Still no pension plan or benefits for ECEs included in wage grid. Structural cuts to College of the North Atlantic. Grade of F. #cdnchildcare

Many parents, child care advocates, concerned citizens worry that child care for school age children is being neglected by governments. Child Care Now NL chapter has just published a statement on this. What do you think? nl.childcarenow.ca