Who cares about child care? Two contrasting budget announcements show the priorities of the Ontario and federal government
April 02, 2024
2024 Ontario Child Care Funding: Highlights of changes
December 20, 2023
Ontario’s child care wage floor increase brings financial relief for some educators, but leaves too many behind
A joint statement from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care and the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario.
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November 20, 2023
Media round-up: Child Care Worker and ECE Appreciation Day 2023
October 23, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Ontario falling behind other provinces on child care wages and jeopardizing progress on $10-day child care plan, new report shows
October 16, 2023
Position Paper and Policy Brief on a Publicly-Funded ELCC Salary Scale
October 10, 2023
MEDIA RELEASE: As Parliament passes historic child care legislation, families and educators hold Day of Action to say “Child Care is Worth More”; call for better pay, better quality, better access.
For Immediate Release. June 20, 2023
On the heels of the passage of Canada’s national child care legislation Monday, child care advocates in Ontario are calling attention to the challenges facing Canada’s road to $10-a-day child care.
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June 20, 2023
2023 Ontario pre-budget submission
The OCBCC provided our pre-budget submission to the Ministry of Finance and the Standing Committee on Finance.
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February 21, 2023
Ontario child care advocates celebrate milestone in affordable child care; push for workforce strategy and transparency
The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care and the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario welcomed Monday’s announcement by the federal and Ontario governments that child care fees will be reduced by 50% by the new year.
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December 19, 2022
Open Letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford regarding implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan
The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, Child Care Now and the Childcare Resource and Research Unit have written to Ontario Premier Doug Ford with concerns about the Province's approach to the implementation of CWELCC.
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October 06, 2022