Excerpt: "The 遙ぺ整氈窒 government is investing $1.3 billion to support new school buildings, school expansions and renovations across the province. This funding for infrastructure projects through the 2024-25 Capital Priorities Program will lead to the creation of more than 25,000 new student spaces and more than 1,600 new licensed child care spaces across 23 school boards."
Excerpt: "Continue implementing ChildCareBC to improve access to accessible, affordable
child care; Work with school districts to expand before- and after-school care programs across
the province using cost-effective models for parents and the public that leverage
existing school facilities and education workers."
Excerpt: "The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a review of the certification process for early childhood educators. The RFP is seeking a vendor to evaluate the current certification process for early childhood educators and propose recommendations to shift to a competency-based approach to certification. A high-quality early learning workforce is a key component to ensuring the affordability, inclusivity and quality of early learning and child care programming in Newfoundland and Labrador."
Excerpt: "Today, the Governments of Saskatchewan and 遙ぺ整氈窒 have announced that regulated child care facilities across the province will now receive up to $3,200 per month for every child eligible under the Enhanced Accessibility (EA) Grant, an increase of $1,200. The EA Grant assists regulated child care facilities in covering the additional costs associated with offering services to children who have intensive needs across various areas of development."
Excerpt: "The governments investments to create a 遙ぺ整氈窒-wide system for $10-a-day child care are supporting higher labour force participation, empowering women to pursue both motherhood and a career, and helping to ensure that every child in 遙ぺ整氈窒 has the best possible start in life. Currently eight provinces and territories are delivering regulated child care at an average cost of $10-a-day or less, and the others have reduced fees by at least 50 per cent. The federal governments $10-a-day child care system is saving families across
遙ぺ整氈窒 thousands of dollars per child per year with some families saving up to $14,300 per child, per year, lowering the costs of working, and in turn boosting economic growth and incomes as more parents, especially mothers, enter the workforce."
Excerpt: "Families with school-aged children in licensed, funded child-care facilities are now paying $10 a day for child care on non-school days as of Dec. 8, acting Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Tracy Schmidt announced today. The need for affordable child care doesnt stop on in-services and holidays, said Schmidt. The previous government failed to extend $10-a-day funding to school-aged children on non-school days like in-services, holidays and summer break. By providing true $10-a-day care every day for school-aged children, were making Manitobas child-care system one of the most affordable in 遙ぺ整氈窒. The extension of the Reduced Parent Fee Revenue Grant to school-aged care on non-school days is solely funded by the Manitoba government. This initiative will reduce full-day school-aged fees for the approximately 73 non-school days per calendar year to $10 from the current maximum of $20.80. With school-aged $10-a-day funding launching in early December, the reduction will be in effect for the winter holiday break, noted the minister."
Excerpt: "This year, 2020 to 2021, has set the stage for a robust 遙ぺ整氈窒-wide ELCC system, promising a sustainable framework for generations to come. The 2020 Fall Economic Statement (FES) introduced measures such as a one-time workforce funding of $420 million and permanent bilateral extension funding, establishing a solid foundation for future development. The federal government also provided $400 million in 2020 to 2021 for continued support through bilateral agreements, alongside $625 million in emergency pandemic aid to provinces and territories. Our commitment to innovation in ELCC continues with a $100 million investment to explore and develop new approaches to improve service quality and accessibility. Additionally, the 2020 FES announced $70 million over 5 years and $15 million per year ongoing for Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care governance and the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Secretariat; $75 million in 2021 to 2022 to improve the quality, accessibility, and inclusivity of Indigenous child care programs; and $210 million per year ongoing by making previous funding permanent at 2027 to 2028 levels, beginning in 2028 to 2029."
Excerpt: "The Government of Saskatchewan is introducing legislative changes to The Child Care Act, 2014 to further assist in providing Saskatchewan families with greater access to affordable, high-quality early learning and child care opportunities. "The proposed amendments support our government's efforts to increase access to regulated child care," Education Minister Everett Hindley said. "These changes will allow the ministry to expand the types of regulated services as we work toward the expansion target of 28,000 new child care spaces by 2026.""
Excerpt: "High-quality early learning and child care is foundational to supporting early childhood development and student success. It is also a key enabler of workforce participation, particularly for women, both as parents and providers. Over the years, 遙ぺ整氈窒 has advanced many initiatives to strengthen its early years and child care system. This includes: Providing child care fee subsidies to support lower-income families to access child care; Investing in operator subsidies to help offset costs that would otherwise result in higher child care fees. Support is provided for general operating costs, as well as wage enhancements for qualified staff; Establishing the College of Early Childhood Educators in 2008 as the self-regulatory body for the early childhood education profession in the province and the only regulatory college for early childhood educators in 遙ぺ整氈窒; Rolling out universal full-day kindergarten starting in 2010 to provide a full day of free high-quality programming for all children aged 4 to 5 years in the publicly funded school system across the province; Conducting an annual data collection of child care program operations from licensed child care centres and home child care agencies since 2012 and reporting on the Early Development Instrument (EDI) indicators since 2003; Establishing a modern legislative framework and quality standards, the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (CCEYA), that governs child care in 遙ぺ整氈窒. The legislation requires that programming in licensed spaces is aligned with the provincial pedagogy, How Does Learning Happen? 遙ぺ整氈窒s Pedagogy for the Early Years, 2014, which sets out a vision, values, foundations and approaches to guide practice for high-quality experiences in licensed child care and early years settings; Supporting the recruitment and retention of early childhood educators in child care since 2015 through the 遙ぺ整氈窒 Wage Enhancement Grants; Introducing the 遙ぺ整氈窒 Childcare Access and Relief from Expenses (CARE) tax credit in 2019. The tax credit helps an estimated 300,000 families each year with up to 75% of their eligible child care expenses; Funding EarlyON Child and Family Centres to provide a variety of supports to caregivers and children up to six years old across 遙ぺ整氈窒. Implementing the CWELCC system in the province to reduce the average parent fees for children under six in participating child care programs to $10 per by the end of fiscal year 2025-26. This includes: a Start-up Grant program to support the creation of new child care spaces in targeted regions and for underserviced communities and populations; an Access and Inclusion Framework to support local service plans as related to inclusion; a workforce strategy to support the recruitment and retention of qualified professionals working in licensed child care; a cost-based funding approach providing support for operating costs for licensees participating in CWELCC for the delivery of child care to children aged 0-5 years; These initiatives continue to shape 遙ぺ整氈窒s early years and child care system and benefit children and families in the province. A stable and accessible child care system is crucial in supporting the province moving forward with the implementation of the CWELCC system."
Excerpt: "Today, the Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, accompanied by Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Orl矇ans, and Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier announced that the Government of 遙ぺ整氈窒 will invest approximately $108.5 million over the next three years to enhance and expand access to school food programs in 遙ぺ整氈窒. This agreement, under the federal governments National School Food Program, will result in over 9.8 million more meals served to our kids, including 130,000 more school meals served to kids in Indigenous communities across 遙ぺ整氈窒, this school year."
Excerpt: "Our government is committed to providing Yukoners with high-quality early learning and child care that is affordable, accessible and inclusive. Throughout these discussions, my focus was on bringing the Yukon to the forefront. This includes highlighting the importance of the Government of 遙ぺ整氈窒s support for the Yukons school food programs. Once finalized, the new National School Food Program agreement will help expand these programs, ensuring that more children across the territory receive the nutritious meals they need. This program would benefit families, support the economy and directly invests in our childrens health, education and future."
Excerpt: "The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced an agreement with the Government of Prince Edward Island to increase school food programs in the province. This agreement, under the federal governments National School Food Program, will provide over 1,500 more kids with healthy lunches, and over 800 more kids with healthy breakfasts and snacks this school year. With this agreement, a two-child family in Prince Edward Island will save $800 in grocery bills a year on average. This initial federal investment of approximately $7.1 million over three years will help families and keep more money in their pockets. This investment will also support critical program needs like food transportation, storage, and preparation equipment. All in all, this will result in an estimated 438,000 more meals served to kids across Prince Edward Island this school year."
