Opinion: Let's unwind Alberta's complicated history of misogyny
For many women, boom times means 'booze, boobs and wildly inappropriate workplace behaviour'
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Jason Kenney has released his plans to reboot Alberta's economy. He is doubling down on...
Pandemic proves more than ever the value of universal daycare
The pandemic is as good a time as any to finally institute universal childcare
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We’re tired, angry and disheartened and many of us are drinking too much.
We’ve had enough. We want a...
An Examination of Alberta’s Support for Child Care Services During the First Two Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
One in five providers closed during the reference week report facing the possibility of permanent closure
EDMONTON, AB – July 22, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all provincial governments provided...
Exploring the foundation for collaborative governance to support early childhood in Nova Scotia
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Learning and joy in the pandemic: Manitoba kindergarten practice resource
Manitoba’s Kindergartens offer our youngest students (who are only four and five years old) a joyful introduction to school. Kindergarten gives these students the opportunity for intentional, play-based, developmentally...
NYC plans child care for 100,000 kids when schools partially reopen
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NEW YORK — The city will offer child care for 100,000 kids who will be unable to attend school full time in the fall, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.
New York’s public schools plan to offer a mix of in-...
Can essential child care during Covid-19 offer a model to schools this fall?
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New York (CNN) - The school has been closed to students for months, but every morning it opens its doors to a steady brigade of children ready to have their forehead scanned for a fever.
The four-story brick...
The economics of childcare
Plus the surge in cosmetic procedures you can't see behind all those COVID masks
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Much of Canada's economic recovery post-COVID-19 relies on people getting back to work. But without a...
Child care stabilization fund toolkit
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Pandemic threatens decades of women’s labour force gains
COVID downturn sees job losses eclipse those of any other recession
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Canada has been roiled by a recession unlike any other – one distinguished not just by the...
