Daycares facing fee hikes in Toronto
Carolyn Ferns on the potential for hiked daycare fees in Toronto
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...so one of the issues that council [Toronto City Council] was talking about this week was about 51 childcare...
America is the only rich country without a law on paid leave for new parents
Support for changing this is growing in both parties
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Child care system not meeting needs of Canadian families: study
Study highlights needs for universal, affordable child care, say social policy researchers
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From frantic races against the clock to juggling their kids among friends and relatives, a...
Province 'hiding behind city' on child care cuts
Erin Filby of the Association of Early Child Care Educators Ontario speaks out against changes to child care funding by the province.
Almost a million Dutch children have formal childcare
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Last year almost a million Dutch children were in childcare while their parents worked or studied, according to the latest figures from the CBS Dutch statistics office.
The number of children cared for by a...
PCs moving ahead on half-day preschool plans despite concerns
P.E.I. scores top marks in early childhood education, according to report
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P.E.I. Education Minister Brad Trivers has tabled a document in the legislature indicating the Island has...
Taipei to allocate about NT$200m to childcare
Helping parents: The city plans to extend its subsidy for children aged three to four who are enrolled at a private childcare centre to also include two-year-olds
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The Taipei City...
Greater Sudbury could have $1.3M shortfall due to provincial childcare cuts
New formula introduced that has municipalities taking on more of the cost
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The City of Greater Sudbury could be dealing with a potential $1.3 million shortfall for childcare funding...
Childcare centres ease parents' anxiety for having second child
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Lyu Jiawei had not decided to have a second child until she found a new childcare center in her community in east Beijing’s suburban district of Tongzhou.
Even though running her own business enabled Lyu to...
'Teachers are teachers': Early childhood teachers call for pay parity
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Early childhood teachers facing "disillusion and burn out" say they deserve the same pay as their primary and secondary counterparts.
