Description:

The following Power Point presentation discusses various issues pertaining to child care and family policy. Topics covered include social and economic benefits, international comparisons, and the early childhood education context in Canada and British Columbia. The presentation concludes with a child care system implementation model. The full implementation of the model means that by the end of phase four, quality, affordable child care space is available for all those who need or want it on a part-time, full-time or drop-in basis in a regulated family home or centre.

The presentation is based on: ‘Twenty years of work with ECE’s and families’ and ‘From patchwork to framework: A child care strategy for Canada’.