Stalled Progress for Families
In 2018 – in response to our $10aDay campaign – the BC government committed to universal $10aDay child care within 10 years. 7 years later, only 10% of licensed spaces are $10aDay.
Access to affordable child care is highly unequal across BC, with many parents unable to find any licensed child care at all, especially impacting mothers.
Parents who do find licensed child care are often paying sky high fees if it’s not a $10aDay program. With the cost of living at an all time high, parents can’t afford not to work BUT long waiting lists and high parent fees keep getting in the way.
The BC government says it supports families. Now it’s time to prove it by:
The next BC Budget is our chance to move $10aDay child care back to the top of the government’s agenda.
- Inviting ALL licensed child care programs to be $10aDay sites
- Provide universal access to before and after school care on school grounds
- Planning expansion so there’s space for every family who chooses child care
- Implementing a fair wage grid for educators starting at $30–$40/hour
Politicians have promised a universal system, but are still not delivering for families or our economy.
Help Us Push for a Quality $10aDay Child Care System Now!
The more of us who speak out, the harder we are to ignore. Real change happens when thousands of parents, grandparents, and educators raise their voices together.
🗣 Tell BC’s leaders:
- Send a message to your MLA, the Premier, and the Finance Minister.
- Remind them that child care is economic infrastructure — and BC can’t grow without it.
Tip
Personal messages make the biggest impact. Share what access — or lack of access — to child care means for your family’s ability to work.