Our petition to stop the cuts to child care was a great success; the Ford government has put some of their previously announced cuts to child care on hold for 2019!

The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care called for a Day of Action on Wednesday May 22nd, 2019 for leafleting and petition collection about the province’s child care cuts at child care centres all across Ontario.

UPDATE: Following our Valentine's Pledge action on February 1st, Mayor Tory announced that the Executive would reverse the proposed cut to occupancy grants. This is a great win for our community!

There are still many issues in the budget - including the closure of Capri Child Care. Please get in touch with your Councillor to tell them to sign the pledge and to vote for child care in the Council Budget vote on February 15th. Join fellow advocates at City Hall on February 15th to tell the Mayor and Councillors to Have A Heart!

FEBRUARY 3RD UPDATE: The government consultations have now closed. Check back to our website soon for a collection of organizations' submissions to the Ministry of Education.

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In September, the Ontario government announced a commitment to expand child care for 0-4 years olds in Ontario by 100,000 spaces – doubling existing spaces over 5 years. At the same time, the federal and provincial governments are negotiating a framework on early learning and child care.

In this context, the Ministry of Education is holding public town hall meetings in selected communities around Ontario. These are public sessions where you can have your say. You do not need to be an expert on child care policy. This is the place to share your experience and call for a quality early learning and child care system that all families can afford and trust. 

• Read the Ontario government's consultation materials and Discussion Paper 

• Download our Tip Sheet
• Download our Discussion Guide Q&A (English) (Français)

• RELATED: Read the CCAAC's What We Want in an Early Learning and Child Care Framework and Child Care in Canada by 2020: A Vision and a Way Forward

Just in time for Mother's Day! From Windsor, to Waterloo, to Wawa, child care can’t wait! Ontario parents, ECEs and social justice advocates are launching a new petition and campaign calling for a universal, quality child care system.

Schools are the hubs of our communities ... Count Us In!

With the Federal Elections coming up in October, on May 14th, 2015 at 12:00 pm our Twitter storm took place with over a hundred participants!

Read what they have to share and how they will #VoteChildCare2015

The Ontario budget will be tabled April 23, 2015.

Save the date! May 9th-17th: a week of action to push for affordable, quality child care.

Bill 10, the Child Care Modernization Act, has passed third reading in the Ontario legislature.