Materials from CUPE's child care anti-privatization campaign [1]
In 2009, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) launched a national anti-privatization campaign, focusing on the issue of privatization in health care, pensions, water, and other areas, as well as child care. While CUPE has long advocated for public funding and against profit-making child care, with this campaign, the union took the position that Canada’s early childhood education and child care (ECEC) systems should primarily be public services that are both publicly funded and publicly-delivered (See Why public early childhood education and care? [2]). A cross-country tour [3] titled "A great place to grow" included public forums at which the Canadian child care crisis was discussed and solutions proposed.
Provincial profiles
As part of the campaign, CUPE has developed a number of resources, including a series of provincial profiles about the state of privatization in Canadian provinces.
Nova Scotia [5]
New Brunswick [6]
Ontario [7]
Manitoba [8]
Saskatchewan [9]
Alberta [10]
British Columbia [11]
Case studies of publicly-delivered child care
Toronto, Ontario [12]
Vibank, Saskatchewan [13]
Sweden [15]