Over 150 new licensed child care spaces soon in Surrey
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FAMILIES in Surrey will soon have access to over 150 new licensed child care spaces thanks to a $1.25-million investment through the Childcare BC New Spaces Fund.
Proxy voting shows the power balance is shifting in parliament away from the dinosaurs
We are still a long way off a truly representative parliament. But for now we should savour this long overdue victory against the dinosaurs.
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This week, the House of Commons voted to...
Childcare wait times to be slashed
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Trying to find childcare can be one of the most frustrating and stressful parts of parenthood.
But help should be on the horizon as the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board is planning on...
A series of charts shows mothers take an income hit all over the world
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A new analysis of six countries shows that even in the more-egalitarian West, the motherhood wage penalty is real and vast: Women’s earnings fall steeply after having a child, and never fully recover; men’s...
Swiss family commission says proposed two-week paternity leave is not enough
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Switzerland lags behind other OECD countries in terms of generous parental leave. A government commission argues that a longer period of parental leave would be good for the economy.
Switzerland's Federal...
Child penalties across countries: Evidence and explanations
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This paper provides evidence on child penalties in female and male earnings in different countries. The estimates are based on event studies around the birth of the first child, using the specification...
Barcelona objectives
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
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The availability,...
"Unappreciated and underpaid": Early childhood educators in Nova Scotia
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What we can learn from Canada’s universal child care model
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On a chilly, Friday morning at New Horizon Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota, a roomful of toddlers learns how to count and spell. For the spelling lesson, the teacher has given each child a dollop of shaving...
Reconceptualizing our work: The connection between ECE students and political action
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