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Moderated by Jen Budney, Research Associate, Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, this panel will feature:
Morna Ballantyne, Executive Director, Child Care Now
Colleen Christopherson-Cote, expert in community social-economic development
Haizhen Mou, Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS)
Vonnie Francis, Director of Children’s Programs and Initiatives, Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations (FSIN)
In August 2021, the federal and provincial governments announced an agreement that aims to dramatically lower costs and increase access to quality, licensed child care in Saskatchewan by 2025-26.
The Canada-Saskatchewan Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement will see $1.1 billion transferred to Saskatchewan to increase the number of regulated child care spaces, support inclusive programming for children with special needs, work collaboratively with First Nations and Métis partners, and develop and implement a wage grid and invest in training opportunities to build a qualified work force for the child care system.
For many families, along with child care professionals, the Agreement was a cause for celebration. But the challenges to successful policy implementation are formidable.
Join us to hear from a distinguished panel that will discuss the pathway to successful policy implementation — and its many challenges.
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Wednesday March 23, 2022 from 7:00pm-8:15pm Eastern Daylight Time. The end of March marks the end of the first year of the Government of Canada’s program to build a Canada-wide system of early learning and child care.
Child Care Now, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, and Canadian Child Care Federation will host a national webinar to discuss the progress to date following the federal government’s historic $30 billion spending commitment in Budget 2021.
The webinar will address the challenges and opportunities ahead to build a high quality, truly accessible, affordable and inclusive system of early learning and child care. Participants will have the opportunity to share information and ask questions. Please register now, and invite your friends and colleagues to do the same. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to our Youtube channel for viewing after the event.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email info@childcarenow.ca
Recording available HERE
