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Child care can't wait till the cows come home: Rural child care in the Canadian context
Description:
The purpose of this paper, aimed at a wide range of stakeholders, is to provide a current overview of the state of rural child care and to stimulate and inform discussion aimed at improving it.
The report includes the following sections as well as references and appendices:
New rural daycare will keep Manitoba parents from crossing boarder
Program that helped special needs children on reserves loses funding
Rural women deserve more than simply recognition
Inclusive workforce models for rural and remote areas
Premier announces funding for child care in Labrador
On the teeter-totter: The challenges and opportunities for licensed child care in rural, northern, and remote Ontario
Useful websites
Child Care Coalition of Manitoba
The Child Care Coalition of Manitoba is a public education and advocacy organization made up of over 55 group memberships. Their goal is a fully accessible, publicly-funded, non-profit system of comprehensive and high quality childcare, with worthy wages and good working conditions for childcare staff.
News articles
Rural daycares could have trouble meeting numbers
CBC News, 1 Jun 10
Child care impacts region's growth (Link is no longer available)
by Lorne Stelmach
Source: Modern Times, 17 Oct 08
Involve women in farm policy
by Angela Hall
Source: Regina Leader Post, 15 Aug 06