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Recent expansion of corporate child care in Canada

With the announcement this week that Edleun - Canada's first publicly traded child care corporation - is acquiring 7 centres in Ontario, CRRU has collected information on the corporation's recent expansion across Canada. Resources include news articles [1], NGO reports and position papers [2], and the company's own press releases [3]. Items are organized from most recent to least recent.

Wed, 12/14/2011
Tags: 
privatization [4]

News articles

Edleun Group, an Albertan company, is building a national network of for-profit child care centres [5]                                                    Alberta Venture Magazine, 14 Jun 2012


The real daycare challenge: making money [6]

Globe and Mail, 8 Feb 12


Company brings for-profit daycare to Toronto apartment buildings [7]

Globe and Mail, 6 Feb 2012


For-profit daycare to partner with apartment landlord [8]

Toronto Star, 5 Feb 2012


Sale of three area Montessori schools draws criticism [9]

Windsor Star, 15 Dec 2011


Let parents, not ideology, choose daycare for their children [10]

Editorial, Globe and Mail, 15 Dec 2011

>>Letter to the Editor: Kids and corporations [11]

Martha Friendly, 15 Dec 2011


Big-box child care buys Ontario centres [12]

Toronto Star, 13 Dec 2011

>> Letter to the Editor: Our children are not-for-profit [13]

Laurel Rothman, 17 Dec 2011

>> Letter to the Editor: No to corporate child care [14]

Shani Halfon, 15 Dec 2011

>> Letter to the Editor: Province needs a plan [15]

Carolyn Ferns, 15 Dec 2011


Commercial daycare company acquiring seven centres in Ontario [16]

Globe and Mail, 13 Dec 11

>> Letter to the Editor: Big box kids [17]

Billie Carroll, 14 Dec 2011


CUPE critical of 'big box daycare' coming to Ontario: Canada's largest, publicly-traded daycare company has Ontario foothold after buying local Montessori [18]

CBC Windsor, 13 Dec 2011


Edleun stock pops as daycare operator plans five acquisitions in B.C., Alta. [19]

Canadian Press, 27 Sep 2011


'Big box' daycare setting up in Maple Ridge, BC [20]

BC Local News, 3 Aug 2011


Interview with [then] Edleun CEO Leslie Wulf on expansion to BC [21]

CBC Radio All Points West, 9 Aug 2011

Audio clip [Wulf interview starts at 8:35]


For-profit firm plans seven centres in B.C. [22]

Vancouver Sun, 8 Aug 2011


Day care operator Edleun widens net loss as it grows its business [23]

Canadian Press, 21 Jun 2011


Big box babysitting: Corporate child care is not the solution [24]

Straight Goods, 30 May 2011


Public school board rejects company's bid for space [25]

Edmonton Journal, 12 May 2011


Edleun eager to expand outside Alberta [26]

Globe and Mail, 29 Sep 2010


Challenges of building a daycare empire [27]

Globe and Mail, 29 Sep 2010


Coming soon: big box babycare [28]

Fast Forward, 29 Jul 2010


All-day kindergarten under threat? [29]

Toronto Star, 26 Jan 2010

Wed, 12/14/2011
Tags: 
privatization [4]

NGO reports and position papers

Commercial child care in Canada: Can child care thrive in a speculative investment environment? [30]
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, 30 Oct 12

The pursuit of profit in Ontario child care: Risky business for parents and government [31]
CUPE Ontario, 28 Feb 12

Letter to Minister McNeil on commercial child care [32]
First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, 30 Nov 2011

Commercial child care in BC: From threat to reality [33]
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, 1 May 2011

Edleun Inc.: Aggressive pursuit of profits in Canadian child care [34]
Canadian Union of Public Employees, 7 Dec 2010

PIA issues and solutions: Corporate childcare [35]
Public Interest Alberta, 10 Mar 2010

Corporate child care [36]
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, 1 Mar 2010

Multi-national corporate child care is coming to Canada [37]
Canadian Union of Public Employees, 6 Oct 2007

Wed, 12/14/2011
Tags: 
privatization [4]

Edleun Group Inc. press releases

Edleun's continuing strong growth highlighted by 16% increase in child care spaces [38]
Stockhouse, 18 Nov 12

Edleun's Growth Continues with the Completion of the Acquisition of Three Centres in Ontario and Alberta [39]
Edleun Group Inc., 5 Jul 12

Edleun acquires eighth Ontario centre [40]
14 Mar 12

Edleun expands its growth through initial acquisitions in Ontario [41]
Edleun Group Inc., 12 Dec 2011

Edleun reports continuing growth with higher year -over-year same centre occupancy, revenue and margin [42]
Edleun Group Inc., 18 Nov 2011

Edleun strengthens senior management team through appointment of leading child care executive [43]
Edleun Group Inc., 19 Oct 2011

Edleun reports positive cash flow for the first time and substantial financial capacity for continuing growth [44]
Edleun Group Inc., 20 Jun 2011

Edleun commences national expansion through acquisition of six centres in British Columbia [45]
Edleun Group Inc., 24 Mar 2011

Edleun achieved significant progress during its third quarter in implementing its consolidation and growth strategies in the Canadian childcare industry [46]
Edleun Group Inc., 24 Nov 2010

Edleun completes acquisition of six childcare centres in Alberta [47]
Edleun Group Inc., 3 Aug 2010

Wed, 12/14/2011
Tags: 
privatization [4]

Source URL (modified on 7 Aug 2020):https://childcarecanada.org/resources/issue-files/recent-expansion-corporate-child-care-canada

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