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Lower child-care fees have helped increase employment among parents of young children in Canada while adding to the GDP, but there are access problems that policy could address. (Andrej Lisakov/Unsplash)

Have child, need job: How child‑care problems prevent many families from re‑entering the workforce

A new report shows Canada’s $10-a-day child care has generated real returns, but unlocking more benefits depends partly on bolstering the child-care workforce.
Support is lacking and un-co-ordinated across child-care licensing regulations, curriculum frameworks, standards of practice and workforce preparation. (Children Nature Network/Nappy)

Canadians love outdoor play and land‑based learning — but regulations get in the way

Reform needs to address liscencing regulation, curriculum frameworks, standards of practice for early childhood educators and post-secondary preparation.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left to right, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, prior to the English-language federal leaders’ debate, in Montreal, April 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Where the parties stand on child care in the Canadian federal election

As Canada’s current $10-a-day plan is being built, working toward its goals — affordability, accessibility, quality and inclusivity — is the best way to ensure child care now and in the future.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with kids at the Stationview YMCA Childcare Centre in St. Thomas, Ont., in May 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins

Trudeau’s record may be spotty, but his biggest accomplishment was a national child‑care program

Whoever replaces Justin Trudeau as prime minister must prioritize the further expansion of the his government’s child-care program in the years ahead.

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