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Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up a copy of the budget as he and Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne make their way to the House of Commons for the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Federal budget: Mr. Prime Minister, child care is infrastructure too

Child-care expansion should be as high a priority for public capital investment as housing and other infrastructure.
Child-care settings play an influential role in early childhood development. A two-year-old child plays outside a child-care centre in Montréal in April 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Kids in child care need healthy movement — and guidelines can improve their health

Best practice guidelines for healthy movement in child-care settings serve as a critical step to create more active and health-promoting child-care centres.
Child-care policy needs to be designed to ensure children have stable access to high-quality care. (Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages)

Low‑income families should not lose child‑care subsidies while on parental leave

Stable child care can protect kids in the face of major life stressors — so should subsidy policies.

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