Vancouver Economic Commission
$10aDay: Affordable Childcare is Coming to BC After decades of advocacy by communities across BC, the Province of BC and Government of Canada have announced an investment of $3.2 billion over five years in quality, affordable and universal childcare. Motivated by the $10aDay campaign – a community response to BC’s childcare crisis developed by The...
Media Release Election 2021
For Immediate release - August 31, 2021 $10aDay or Tax Credit? BC voters have a clear choice on child care in Federal Election 2021 British Columbians Expect Governments to deliver $10aDay Child Care BC is so close to seeing $10aDay child care become a life-changing reality for more families. The...
Election Reality Check
Are you wondering which will help your family most - $10aDay child care or a tax credit? Download this clear comparison...
Life Changing Impacts of $10aday
$10aDay Child Care: Life-Changing Impacts for BC Families Download the document here... August, 2021 Late in 2018, when families of over 2,000 in BC children learned that their program would become a $10/day prototype site, they described the impact of having their fees reduced to a maximum of $10/day as...
Big Win for BC
July 8, 2021 For Immediate release: Child Care News Delivers Big Win for BC Families and Economy Download media release here... Today’s announcement confirms an Agreement between the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada for substantial new federal funding for child care. This $3.2 billion investment over...
Recruitment and Retention Report
Evaluation of Early Care and Learning Recruitment and Retention Strategy Final Evaluation Report May 2020 British Columbia has made a $136m investment in an Early Care and Learning Recruitment and Retention Strategy (ECL R&R Strategy) for the province’s Early Care and Learning sector. The ECL R&R Strategy is part of...
Bilateral Negotiations
June 2021 Bilateral Child Care Negotiations BC is expected to be the first province/territory to reach an Agreement with the Federal government for new child care funds committed in the 2021 Federal Budget. The Federal Government has adopted the goal of providing $10aDay child care across Canada and has allocated...
$10aDay Op-Ed
Sharon Gregson and Lynell Anderson: Here’s the roadmap to $10-a-day child care in B.C. Opinion: The for-profit business model doesn’t work for child care. It is not the way to grow a system. The way forward is to invest taxpayers’ funds in new public and non-profit facilities that will be...
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Roadmap Design
Download the one-page Roadmap Design here...
Priorities
Summary of priorities for BC’s negotiations with the federal government regarding significant new child care funding as committed in Federal Budget 2021 May, 2021 The Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and the Early Childhood Educators of BC strongly recommend an evidence-based approach that explicitly rejects fragmented, one-off, market-based...
Budget 2021
April 20, 2021 For Immediate release: Today’s BC budget has thrown cold water on the good childcare news we heard yesterday from the federal government. While continuing to highlight that child care is essential to BC’s economic recovery, BC Budget 2021 offers only a minimal expansion of $10aDay child care...
Economic Recovery
Download the Economic Recovery Briefing Note here... The social and economic returns on high quality, affordable child care for all who choose it have been well established in BC, Canada and internationally. The lessons learned during the pandemic make the need for action more urgent. While the BC government has...
Child Care Advocacy Works!
Thank you to everyone who celebrated IWD with a $10aDay Child Care Advocacy Celebration!
Here's a wonderful graphic representation of our event - the success and the work ahead.
What's Next for Child Care in BC
Good news! Thanks to action by $10aDay supporters the stars are aligned for significant child care change in British Columbia. The recent provincial election delivered a majority to the party that made the strongest child care commitments. The new NDP government has given the returning Minister of State for Child...
Reality Check
Reality Check: Progress on Child Care in BC, 2012-2020 In the early days of the current BC election campaign child care took centre stage when NDP leader John Horgan recommitted his party to fully implement the $10aDay Plan1 if elected on October 24. Public discussion and commentary followed in the media...
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Voters Guide on Child Care
BC Election 2020 For 40+ years we have called on all political parties to commit to building a quality affordable child care system for children and families, a system where educators receive a decent wage. Now, for the first time in BC history, all 3 major parties have made substantial...
BC Election: Media Release on Child Care
For Immediate Release…A Busy Week for Child Care! BC election called and child care the number one issue to be highlighted It is extremely significant that in the first days of the provincial election Premier John Horgan has recommitted the NDP to the $10aDay Plan. Spokesperson, Sharon Gregson said, “government...
Child Care Key to BC Election
On October 24, British Columbians go to the polls to elect a new provincial government. Those we elect will need a strong mandate to chart a bold and just future. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear to all that a quality, affordable child care system is central to...
Message from a Mum
Families are Desperate for School-Age Child Care Dear Ministry of Children & Families, You are failing my family. I live in East Van. My daughter goes to XX Elementary. We have been on the one and only after school care waitlist that services this small school for a whole school...
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Message to Early Childhood Educators in BC
A Message from the Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC)and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC (CCCABC) For over 40 years, our two organizations have advanced the development of a well-educated, fairly compensated, and highly respected early childhood educator (ECE) profession. We have always known that ECEs are...
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Open Letter to Finance Minister Freeland
OPEN LETTER to The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Download the PDF here... September 1, 2020 On behalf of the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Finance. As Government prepares for the Throne Speech and your first...
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Thea's Child Care Story
My husband and I put our lifetime savings to our “Canadian dream”, even instead of doing a full-on Catholic Church wedding in the Philippines. Our law firm said that the better the “score” the better the chances of getting the immigration papers approved. This is what Canada likes. What were...
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BC's COVID-19 Recovery
$10aDay Child Care NOW For British Columbia and Canada to forge a resilient and just future, building a quality, affordable child care system with fairly compensated early childhood educators must be a priority. Increasing the public investment in child care now will play a central role in building a sustainable...
COVID UPDATE: Child Care in British Columbia
April 11, 2020 Dear friends and supporters: Like you we were very relieved to hear BC’s Provincial Health Officer report on April 6 that, “Our percentage of new cases, as you can see, has been slowing, it’s been bending, and that’s really important.” It feels like good news that our...
Response to BC Financial Incentives for COVID-19
March 25, 2020 Honourable Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development Honourable Katrina Chen, Minister of State for Child Care Dear Ministers: We want to express our profound appreciation for your efforts to address the current unprecedented challenges facing our community and the child care sector in particular. Today,...
Child Care and COVID-19
Dear friends and supporters: We hope that you and your family are safe and well-supported during this critical time. As the public health emergency unfolds, we are reminding ourselves to approach our advocacy with the ‘generosity of spirit’ that’s essential to achieving the child care system BC needs. We acknowledge...
COVID19 and BC Child Care
Workers, operators and advocates question B.C.'s decision not to close all childcare facilities Maria Weisgarber , CTV News Vancouver @ctv_mariaw Published Wednesday, March 18, 2020 VANCOUVER -- Struggles to maintain staff ratios and locate and buy necessary cleaning supplies are just two of the concerns being raised by childcare workers, operators and...
Victoria
Province invests in more than 400 more childcare spaces in Greater Victoria DEVON BIDAL Mar. 6, 2020 ‘These extra spaces will provide relief for many families,’ says Cordova Bay Elementary PAC president The B.C. government is helping to bring more than 400 new childcare spaces to the Capital Regional District (CRD)....
Child Care Fee Survey Results
B.C. child-care funding benefits centres, not families, in some cities March 12, 2020 Nick Eagland, The Vancouver Sun Government programs to make child care more affordable in B.C. are helping families but some for-profit centres may not be passing all of those benefits along, according to a new survey by the...
Castlegar
Improving access to quality, affordable child care in Castlegar by Contributor on Friday Mar 13 2020 The Province is making affordable, quality child care more accessible for families in Castlegar by investing in 30 new spaces. “Partnering with local government lets us create more new licensed child care spaces...
Close Child Care Programs
Read this poignant letter from a dedicated Early Childhood Educator....
Editorial
Editorial: New childcare spaces a step in the right direction It has been a banner year for parents in the Cowichan Valley looking for childcare. It was announced last week that three new childcare centres will be opening in the Cowichan Valley in September of this year. They will be...
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BC Budget 2020 Media Release
$10aDay Response to BC Budget 2020
Child Care Top of Mind
Child care, housing top of mind for parents ahead of budget Jesse Johnston · CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2020 The B.C. government will table the budget on Feb. 18, 2020 Katie Barthel, a mother of two from Surrey, is an advocate for $10-a-day daycare in B.C. (Jesse Johnston/CBC) There's a short window during...
$10aDay Prototypes to Continue
Pilot project for $10 daycare extended to April 2021 Victoria News AARON GUILLEN The 80 Victoria families benefiting from the $10 a day daycare pilot program will be receiving daycare at that same price until April 2021. Lexie Biegun says she recently found out that the provincial government had renewed the...
A Plan for School-Aged Child Care in Schools
It just makes sense! Click here to access a PDF version of this post. On November 8, 2019, BC’s Minister of Education hosted a very significant Early Learning Summit. The Summit brought together school district leaders, teachers, and representatives from child care organizations from across BC to hear about the...
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Promise of Universal $10-a-day Child Care
B.C. NDP government is still a long way from meeting its promise of universal $10-a-day child care Globe & Mail Editorial January 12, 2020 Life in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland is expensive. The high cost of housing is widely known, but another outsized bill is the cost of child care,...
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It's Time to Double Down on Child care
BC’s Childcare Investments Are Commendable. Now It’s Time to Double Down Taking stock of the government’s efforts, and what’s still needed. Sharon Gregson 8 Jan 2020 | TheTyee.ca This month marks almost two years since the BC NDP government, supported by the Greens, launched “Childcare BC” to fulfill the campaign promise of providing universal, affordable...
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Recommendations for Effective Expansion of Licensed Child Care Spaces in BC
Click here to view a PDF version of this post. The BC government is committed to creating 24,000 new licensed child care spaces by 2021. Consistent with $10aDay Plan recommendations, government is encouraging partnerships with public partners (school districts, municipalities) to help achieve this goal. However, government continues to rely...
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Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Support
COLUMN: Good business key to a great community: The Chamber Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce CEO Catherine Holt shares her thoughts on 2019 "After housing, child care is the largest expense for working families. The Chamber applauded the provincial government for investing in 22,000 licensed child care spaces in the...
Expanding Child Care in BC
Here's an important update to read on the Effective Expansion of Licensed Child Care in BC...
Child Care in Victoria
Province adds 260 more childcare spaces in Greater Victoria 144 spaces will be located at elementary schools NICOLE CRESCENZI The provincial government will add 260 more childcare spaces in the Capital Region, ranging from daycare to after school care. Of the spaces, 144 will be located at three elementary schools:...
New Infant/Toddler Spaces in Campbell River
Province funds new childcare spaces at Campbell River learning centre Troy Landreville The province says it’s investing in affordable childcare. Through Childcare BC’s New Spaces Fund, Island Life Early Learning Centre in Campbell River will see 12 new infant/toddler spaces. Located within the Salvation Army community church, the centre offers...
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Positive Impacts of $10aDay Child Care
A Mother's Story When I had my first baby, I enjoyed my time at home but as my parental leave came to an end I began to frantically search for child care. I contacted the local CCRR andlooked at various options. I was not impressed with the cost of childcare...
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Survey for the Child Care Workforce in BC
SRDC wants to hear how BC’s Early Care and Learning Recruitment and Retention Strategy has impacted you and those who work with you. The survey is intended for everyone in the child care workforce plus educators and educator assistants holding certificates but not currently working with children. More information is available...
Parents Feel Squeezed...
Parents feel squeezed by child-care costs. Here’s where they want help BY MEGHAN COLLIE GLOBAL NEWS Posted October 20, 2019 Steve, 32, knows all about the struggle to find affordable, high-quality child care. The new father lives in Ottawa with his wife and 11-month-old son. Until recently, both of them worked full time, Steve...
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Where do the Parties Stand on Child Care
Federal election 2019: Where do the major parties stand on family and child care? Although household income is on the rise in Canada, many families are still feeling strapped for cash. Here is a look at the promises the major parties have made to ease the financial burdens of raising...
Port Alberni Stroller Brigade
Port Alberni ‘Stroller Brigade’ marches for child care ELENA RARDON Oct. 7, 2019 Port Alberni parents, guardians and early childhood educators joined others across British Columbia in a Stroller Brigade for Child Care last weekend. Dozens gathered at Wallace Street and Wood Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 5 before walking down to...
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Universal childcare system is crucial
If we’re serious about getting more women in executive roles, a universal childcare system is crucial TEA NICOLA CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED OCTOBER 6, 2019 Tea Nicola is the CEO and co-founder of WealthBar, one of Canada’s leading online wealth management platforms. In the pages of this paper,...
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