Child Care

Women 4 Change organize around public services important to life/work balance

dduffy — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:43:01 -0500

All Together Now! women activists to focus on public services key to achieving life/work balance.

Ontario students collect petitions calling for an increase in public investment in child care

bhildahl — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:43:52 -0400

“Students in Ontario not only face the highest tuition fees in the country, but also face a child care system that denies subsidies to part-time students" - Cindy Brownlee.

Big box childcare expansion no good for families or workers, says BCGEU

dduffy — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:03:33 -0400

“With corporate childcare, the profit motive comes at the expense of families and workers,” said BCGEU President Darryl Walker.

Proof is in the economics - child care program pays for itself and more

bhildahl — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:30:58 -0400

“It’s money the federal government gets free.” - Pierre Fortin.

Life/Work balance remains unequal between EU men and women

bhildahl — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:03:42 -0400

Research indicates that women remain the primary caregivers of children and the elderly among the majority of Member States of the EU.

A national child care program: Not now, after all: blog by Martha Friendly

bhildahl — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:10:08 -0400

"Post-2011 election is a good time to keep in mind our tradition of solidarity, and to build on it in new ways," - Martha Friendly, Executive Director CRRU

Early learning and child care - not a social policy gap

bhildahl — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:20:03 -0500

"Canada needs early learning and child care services, not a social policy gap that is decades behind reality." - YWCA Canada

New report looks at how Canada is doing at protecting the rights of children

bhildahl — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:29:39 -0500

Report recommends investing 1% of GDP to early care and learning.

OPSEU launches social services division newsletter

dblaikie — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:35:00 -0500

Bringing together nearly 17,000 members who work in developmental services, children’s aid societies, child treatment areas, youth corrections and community agencies.

Quebec bans religious teaching in public child care

dblaikie — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:35:00 -0500

Private child care centres will not be affected but all those receiving public funding will be required to ban religious teaching as of next June.

Number of working mothers doubles since 1976

bhildahl — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:08:05 -0500

In 2009 over 70% of women with children under the age of 16 living at home were employed.

Canada gets low marks in UNICEF study of children

dblaikie — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:51:30 -0500

Ranks a dismal 17th in the material well-being of children among OECD countries.

BCGEU backs recommendations to cut child poverty

dblaikie — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:00:00 -0500

'We urge the B.C. government to take these findings seriously and act on them quickly.' - Darryl Walker.

Dignity for All campaign calls for attack on poverty

dblaikie — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:44:00 -0500

Group urges supporters across the country to pressure the Harper government to take action on urgent parliamentary committee report.

Maisons de la famille deadline set for Nov. 15

dblaikie — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:29:00 -0500

'The employer is being stubborn and blocking a deal.' - OPSEU.

B.C. mental health plan must go farther, says BCGEU

dblaikie — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:29:00 -0500

'This plan needs to go farther and set more ambitious targets with clear and transparent measures for accountability and oversight.' - Darryl Walker.

10th Anniversary of Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day

bhildahl — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:48:06 -0400

October 27th will mark the 10th annual Day of Appreciation for Child Care Workers and Early Childhood Educators in Ontario.

B.C. Salvation Army workers sign first agreement

dblaikie — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:30:00 -0400

BCGEU also negotiates new collective agreement at St. James Daycare Society.

P.E.I. announces list of regulated child care centres

dblaikie — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:30:00 -0400

New regulated child care system goes into effect across the province in September.

BCGEU certified worksites receive child care awards

dblaikie — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:29:00 -0400

Union represents more than 1,500 workers in over 100 child care centres across the province.

York U health researchers on who gets sick and why

lbush — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:58:34 -0400

New report concludes that the health of Canadians is much less determined by the health care system than we typically think. Much more important are public policies that influence our living conditions.

Job creation must be top Ontario budget goal: CCPA

dblaikie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:31:00 -0400

'Canada may be pulling into recovery but Ontario is not yet out of the recessionary woods.' - CCPA.

Ont. child care cuts will hurt poor kids and kill jobs

dblaikie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:43:00 -0500

'The report shows there’s a lot more at stake than lost child care spaces.' - Andrea Calver.

Full-day kindergarten will start in Ontario next fall

dblaikie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:31:00 -0500

Program will cost $1.5 billion when fully rolled out by 2015, says Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Celebrating child care workers and early childhood educators in Ontario

lbush — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:24:40 -0400

Oct. 21 marks the ninth annual day of appreciation for child care workers and early childhood educators in Ontario.

Child care programs produce big economic bang

dblaikie — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:45:00 -0400

'Over the long term, every $1 invested in quality child care programs returns $2.54 in benefits to society.' - CCAAC.

P.E.I. must continue to fund early learning

dblaikie — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:59:00 -0400

'Government needs to step forward with a comprehensive plan to ensure that quality care and education for our young children is here now and in the future.' - Shelley Ward.

Canada's tragic failing grade on child poverty

dblaikie — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:00:00 -0400

Dismal 15th ranking out of 17 developed countries. Only Japan and the United States were worse. The top-ranked countries are Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands.

Grim report on early childhood education and care

dblaikie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:30 -0400

'The decrease in provincial budget funding for child care is most likely a result of the Harper Conservative government’s 2006 cancellation of the bilateral agreements.'

N.B. child care centres looking at H1N1 insurance

dblaikie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:29:00 -0400

Working with health and social development departments to come up with a plan in case centres are forced to close.

University of BC child care workers vote to join BCGEU

bhildahl — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:26:28 -0400

Workers at five new child care centres at University of B.C. have voted to join the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union to make their work place better.

Manitoba boosts child care spending by $11 million

dblaikie — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:30:30 -0400

'Child care is a critical piece of the puzzle for many Manitobans these days.' - Gord Mackintosh, family services and housing minister.

Early Learning and Child Care Act reintroduced

dblaikie — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:31:00 -0400

NDP again asks Parliament to pass legislation that would lay a foundation for a national child care system.

New NUPGE leaflet: Our kids gotta come first

bhildahl — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:35:00 -0400

Canada has one of the lowest child care access rates in the industrialized world and fees are among the highest.

Just say no to the expansion of for-profit child care

bhildahl — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:02:26 -0500

Beware of child care property development/leaseback schemes, proposals to expand for-profit child care and pressure to reduce quality standards.

Women tired of lip service on Equality

lbush — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:10:55 -0500

Conservative government is paying lip service to improving the lives of women even as it refuses to support pay equity, child care and economic measures that support women's equality. So the Canadian Labour Congress is sending each Member of Parliament a gift of chocolate lips with an accompanying note - 'women are tired of lip service'.

Effects of Harper's misguided plan for child care becoming glaringly clear

lbush — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:44:30 -0500

Conservatives' plans in child care leading to shrinking number of child care spaces and they have chosen to ignore the crisis in the recent federal budget.

Stimulus too timid; tax cuts ineffective

jclancy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:49:41 -0500

(Jan 27, 2009) -- 'Everyone except the prime minister seems to understand that big problems require bold solutions. Canada needs a large-scale fiscal stimulus.'

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admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:55:38 -0500

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Canada ranks last with Ireland in UNICEF child care report

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Survey of child care standards in 25 developed countries

A warning: the ABCs of the perils of for-profit child care

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

The Australian experience should teach the Harper government a lesson

Celebrating child care workers and early childhood educators

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Oct. 22 marks the eighth annual day of appreciation for child care workers and early childhood educators

Harper is out of touch and has no plan for Canada

jclancy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

(Oct 9, 2008) -- 'The Harper platform is a vapid document, full of slogans but lacking a substantive plan to tackle the current economic and social challenges.'

Child care campaign making final push to Oct. 14 election

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

'Time to vote for the party you trust most to deliver a universal, community-based child care system.'

Jack Layton announces new national child care strategy

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

$1.4 billion to create 150,000 child care spaces

Election 2008: You have the power to change Canada

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Check NUPGE's election leaflet and visit our election resource web page

Speak up for a universal child care solution in British Columbia

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

BCGEU supporting NDP public forum May 6 in Victoria

MGEU serves notice to bargain at 10 child care centres

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Groundbreaking step on behalf of 160 workers in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg

Child care polices of Harper Conservatives are failing badly

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

New study reveals the smallest increase in regulated child care spaces in some years

Report says one in eight Ontario children living in poverty

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Poverty afflicts 12.6% of all Ontario children including 44% of all children in low-income families

MGEU launches important child welfare campaign in Manitoba

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Union releases poll information from workers on the front lines as well as public polling data showing widespread concern about lack of funding and resources

Ontario coalition campaigning against 'big-box' child care

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Group says 'It's Time for Public Child Care'

Tell the Harper government why child care funding must be a priority

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Send the Finance Minister your thoughts and ideas about why child care services are important for children and families and Canada’s economy.

B.C. child care regulation changes weaken quality care

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

BCGEU will continue lobbying for a better system

B.C. ministry redecorates while neglecting abused children

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Victoria headquarters renovations supervised by Tom Christensen cost three times original estimates

Code Blue asks Ottawa to stop foreign child care takeover

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Arrival of 123 Busy Beavers Learning Centres signals the 'Wal-Martization' of child care in Canada

Celebrating child care workers and early childhood educators

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Oct. 24 marks the seventh annual day of appreciation for child care workers and early childhood educators

Foreign-based company buying B.C. child care centres?

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Union demands answers from government

B.C. woman planning to run 'a million steps' for child care

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Shelagh Germyn trekking 260 kilometres from Campbell River to Victoria

B.C. municipalities call for restoration of child care funding

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Federal Tories admit tax incentives to create more child care spaces not working

B.C. Chamber of Commerce calls for child care plan

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:00:00 -0400

BCGEU says resolution signals 'a significant and positive shift in consciousness' by business community

Harper flip-flop shows tax breaks can't create child care spaces

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:10:58 -0400

Tories now plan to give the provinces and territories $250 million with no strings attached

Let's tell Jim Flaherty what Canadians really want in a budget

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Finance minister has invited input from Canadians before his new budget is released on March 19

Children will pay the price for cuts to B.C. child care services

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Protests across British Columbia against the Harper and Campbell governments

Restore Child Care! Protests planned across British Columbia

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:00:00 -0500

'Only a political decision can reverse the cuts, restore funding and build a stronger child care system.' - BCGEU

New study calls Tory child care initiative bad public policy

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:00:00 -0500

“Canada ranks lowest among developed nations on child care." - Code Blue Campaign

Campbell Liberals backtrack on commitment to child care

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Minister ignores advice from own finance committee and progress board

MPs give Early Learning and Child Care Act second reading

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500

'Bill C-303 should serve as a message to Prime Minister Harper.' - James Clancy

National child care study cites major faults with Harper plan

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:05:05 -0400

Situation will worsen in many areas if Conservatives kill $5 billion Liberal program

Canadians reject Tory child allowance, national poll finds

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Environics survey shows 76% support for national program like the one the Harper Conservatives are now in the process of scrapping

NDP introduces early learning and child care act in Parliament

Tue, 16 May 2006 20:00:00 -0400

MPs in all parties asked to support legislation after years of empty promises, false starts and setbacks

Tory budget makes only minor changes to child care grants

Tue, 02 May 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Liberal agreements with provinces will be scrapped; $100 a month payments per child under six will begin; cheques won't trigger clawback of other federal benefits.

One vote in three enough to justify child care plan, Tories say

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Two out of every three voters cast ballots for other candidates and options on Jan. 23

Tory $1,200 child care grant: rich folks keep $1,000, poor $300

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Caledon Institute says families earning $200,000 may retain triple or more what a single Ontario parent earning $30,000 will keep after taxes and clawbacks

Canadian Labour Congress puts May Day focus on child care

dduffy — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:00:00 -0400

'A compelling reminder of all the reasons workers and their unions mobilize and struggle for equality and quality of life.'

Harper vows to go his own way on child care despite critics

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Prime Minister dares opposition parties to defeat Conservative minority in Parliament

Majority of Albertans are opposed to Harper child care plans

Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:00:00 -0400

'Our poll shows that only 35 % of Albertans agree.' - PIA and AFL

Harper will hear about child care during visit to Manitoba

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:00:00 -0400

'The Prime Minister must honour the agreements that the federal government made with the provinces.'

Throne speech contains scant detail on Tory child care plans

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:00:00 -0400

No hint of compromise on unpopular plan to kill $5-billion plan negotiated with the provinces by the previous government

YWCA study finds support for national child care program

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:12:37 -0500

Community task forces conclude that Harper Conservatives are out of sync with broadly held Canadian views

The Caledon Institute's critical look at Harper's child care plan

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:19:41 -0500

Main beneficiaries will be affluent, single-earner, two-parent families

Code Blue for Child Care: sign open letter to Stephen Harper

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:22:50 -0500

Conservative government failing to listen to the wishes of most Canadian citizens

Keep the child care promise

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:00:00 -0500

(Feb 20, 2006) -- 'In keeping the child care promise, Stephen Harper can demonstrate leadership and a mastery of statecraft that would serve him very well when he next goes to the polls. Does he have it in him?'

More than 800,000 Canadians now depend on food banks

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Survey of food banks and emergency food programs

Jack Layton releases New Democratic Party election platform

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:00:00 -0500

'Affordable, responsible and fits inside a balanced budget, each and every year.'

Child care advocates alarmed at Conservative proposals

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Children and families deserve more than empty Tory promises