Excerpt from CCCABC letter:
We are writing to express our alarm and concern that the University of British Columbia has entered into a contract with Kids and Company to provide off-campus child care services for the UBC community. While we understand that the demand for child care continues to outpace the significant growth of UBC's own services, we urge you to consider the long-term ramifications of the decision you have made to financially support and, in essence, promote the expansion of commercial child care in BC.
Excerpt from the GSS letter:
It came to our attention that recently the UBC Human Resource department signed a contract with a for-profit childcare company called Kids & Company without public, stakeholder consultation. This decision by the UBC administration contradicts the stated goal outlined in the Trek 2010 vision and operational plan proclaiming UBC's aim of expanding childcare services to ensure they meet the needs of its student parents, faculty and staff.