$25-a-day child care in high demand in Red Deer
Red Deer Child Care Society hopes program will expand
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A program that slashed daycare costs for at least 70 children in Red Deer has parents eagerly waiting for access.
Last year, the...
Majority of parents say large companies should subsidise childcare costs
Parents would like to see large companies subsidising childcare costs and the government providing tax relief on childcare costs from an earlier age, according to new research.
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The...
Culturally specific child care helps instil pride in Indigenous kids
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Growing up, Dawn Westlands lived in an urban centre and because of the city environment, she didn't have a supportive cultural influence outside of her family and friends.
Now, she works at Eagle's Nest...
Precarious work, precarious lives: How policy can create more security
IntroductionPrecarious work is a complex concept; it is not just about low-waged work (as not all types of precarious work are low-waged), but includes other factors such as the uncertainty of tenure, working hours, and...
Overcoming segmentation in social policy? Comparing new early education and childcare efforts in Costa Rica and Uruguay
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Holiday childcare survey 2018
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City looking into lack of childcare services in Kamloops
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KAMLOOPS - There are no daycare facilities in Savona where Olivia Willett lives with her fiancée and two kids.
Willett is one of many young families in Savona who come into Kamloops for work and daycare.
“The...
HRMAJ supports implementation of a national paternity leave policy
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The Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ) has welcomed the recent announcement by Gender Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange that consultation with stakeholders in relation to the development and...
Councillors to get maternity leave for the first time after landmark vote
New maternity and paternity rights have been granted to Newcastle councillors
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Councillors in Newcastle will now be guaranteed maternity and paternity leave after a landmark vote....
An up-to-date joint labor supply and child care choice model
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