Child Care Canada news

New system launches on Wednesday but low-income families on existing programmes will be allowed to remain on them indefinitely EXCERPTS
Low-income families on existing childcare subsidy programmes will be allowed to remain on them “indefinitely”, despite the online launch of the new National Childcare Scheme on Wednesday, November 20th.
A one-year, then a two-year, transition phase for such families had been announced but now the Department of Children and Youth Affair

Education minister says multi-year plan in the works EXCERPTS
PC MLA Natalie Jameson says early childhood educators on Prince Edward Island aren't being paid enough.
In question period Thursday, Jameson said students studying to become early childhood educators on P.E.I. are dropping out of training because they're discouraged by their prospects of making a living in the field. 

CUPE daycare workers locked out of Kingston's Something Special Children's Centre have ratified a new contact, but it is unclear if the facility will reopen on Monday. EXCERPTS
The union representing child-care workers locked out of the Something Special Children’s Centre (SSCC) in Kingston has reached a deal with the facility’s owners.
What was a loud and sometimes divisive labour dispute between CUPE daycare workers and the owners of the centre has now turned peaceful.
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It t was unveiled as a way to give Canadian families more flexibility, but an Edmonton mother says the rules around extended parental leave are anything but. EXCERPTS
When Andrea Chmilar heard about Canada’s extended parental leave, she jumped at the chance to spend 18 months at home with her daughters.
“The saying that the days and nights are long but the years are short is definitely true,” she said. “That’s time you just can’t get back.”
She appl

Healthy economic growth lets Quebec deliver on commitments earlier than promised EXCERPTS
An optimistic economic update from Quebec has allowed for more money for families and child-care services across the province, including Nunavik.
Provincial economic growth was pegged at 2.4 per cent for 2018-19, which is 0.6 per cent more than what was forecast.
Thanks to this, the province’s finance minister, Eric Girard, announced on Nov. 7 that $857 million will go toward making good on commitment