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In the News — October 31, 2024
Gordon Cleveland on Ontario’s new funding formula
Gordon Cleveland evaluates Ontario’s new funding formula for child-care centres participating in the $10 a day program (CWELCC).
In the News — October 29, 2024
Martha Friendly honoured with key to the city of Toronto
Martha Friendly has been honoured with a key to the city of Toronto for her dedication to families and children and for helping to shape a universally available, affordable and high-quality early childhood education program for children in Toronto
In the News — October 23, 2024
Martha Friendly and Leila Sarangi awarded King Charles III Coronation medals
Martha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit) has been awarded a King Charles III Coronation medal for her contributions to child care for more than 50 years, and Leila Sarangi (Campaign 2000) has been awarded a King Charles III Coronation medal for her work in eliminating child and family poverty.
In the News — September 30, 2024
Vanessa Watts awarded Reconciliation Network Grant
Vanessa Watts has been awarded $2M from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and SSHRC to examine the experiences of Indigenous residents of the Mohawk Institute Residential School and the Hamilton Mountain Sanatorium.
In the News — September 19, 2024
Kim de Laat awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Kim de Laat has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Development grant with Erin Reid and Andrea Doucet to explore hybrid work arrangements and cognitive labour and the implications for gender inequality at work and home.
In the News — September 11, 2024
Child Care Now’s submission on building a Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System (ELCC)
Child Care Now has prepared a submission to The Department of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) on the high level challenges and recommendations to expand access to high quality public and not-for-profit ELCC for children and families, in line with the Government of Canada’s policy objective of building a primarily non-profit system of ELCC.
In the News — September 11, 2024
Rianne Mahon awarded Ursula Franklin in Gender Studies
Rianne Mahon has been honoured with the Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies from the Royal Society of Canada, for her research on the politics of childcare policy development and how governments and organizations are responding to women’s rising labour force participation rates.
In the News — September 10, 2024
Morna Ballantyne addresses federal cabinet retreat
The Liberal Party held its annual Cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia from August 25 to 27, 2024. Morna Ballantyne, Executive Director of Child Care Now, was invited to be part of an expert panel on fairness for all generations. Ballantyne provided an analysis of the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Canada-wide early learning and child care program since 2021, and made recommendations on how the federal government can further strengthen and sustain the system.
In the News — September 6, 2024
Sophie Mathieu on workplace flexibility and back to school
Sophie Mathieu discusses how workplace flexibility can have a significant impact on parents with school aged children.
In the News — September 5, 2024
Gordon Cleveland on $10-a-day childcare versus financial assistance
Gordon Cleveland has authored a report for The Prosperity Project, entitled “Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2023”, which finds that Canadian parents have a strong preference for affordable, $10-a-day licensed child care over individual payments delivered to them from the government.