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Restructuring children’s outdoor play in child care centres into shorter, more frequent bouts helps maximize children’s physical activity.
The idea that children suffer from going to childcare and having mothers who work is outdated nonsense – and the research backs it up.
Despite the disproportionate burden mothers have faced during lockdown, encouraging parents to share child care and housework more equally is almost never suggested as part of the solution.
Beyond addressing key staffing issues, developing high-quality early childhood programs must involve using school boards to expand access and grow spaces while offering more affordable fees.
The need for more child-care and elder-care spots is growing, but the COVID-19 pandemic proves that for-profit facilities are not the answer.
The Biden administration wants workers in child care and pre-K programs to earn at least $15 per hour.
Is the budget really as “women friendly” as the Morrison government would like us to believe?
As provinces and territories beyond Québec develop early learning and care plans, they should be aware of the pitfalls of taking shortcuts in response to parent demand.
The early years are when a child is most vulnerable, but it is also the time when effective interventions can deliver the biggest returns.
The federal government spends about US$2,500 a year on child care and early education per child under 5, about half of the European average.
Both are essential on a farm, but the costs are making it harder for young farmers to grow their businesses.
President Biden wants to use his $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan to shore up child and home care. A scholar explains why that kind of care is just as critical as roads and bridges.
The Coalition’s increase in child-care subsidies is a step in the right direction, though much more needs to be done.
Our analysis suggests the Morrison government’s child-care subsidy changes won’t do much to improve the affordability of child care for many families on low to middle incomes.
Canada has an opportunity to become a world leader in early childhood education. With monumental federal support, this is the time to build a sustainable and relevant early education system.
Comprehensive early childhood education, mental health support, internet connectivity and post-secondary funding are part of reducing the consequences of poverty so all students may excel.
This infusion of funds will help struggling child care providers and support parents who have to exit the workforce to care for their kids.
Child care in Canada needs a major overhaul to improve working conditions for educators by increasing pay and investing in training and professional development opportunities.
Economic recovery and solving the care crisis can and should go hand in hand.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto
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Kerry McCuaig is a Friend of The Conversation.
Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Assistant Researcher, Perlman Lab, Ontario Institute for the Studies of Education, University of Toronto
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor Political Economy and Deputy Director, The Gender Equality in Working Life Research Initiative, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Former Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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RBC Chair and Professor, Department of Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
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Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Provost Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at Ontario Institute for the Study of Education (OISE) and Senior Policy Fellow at the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
