Taking stock of corporate childcare in Alberta: Licensing inspection data in not-for-profit and corporate childcare centres

Description

This chapter compares the licensing inspection data in non-profit and large-scale corporate childcare centres in Alberta. Data reveal significantly more violations of licensing standards, more complaints and more critical incidents in corporate childcare compared to non-profit childcare programs in similar jurisdictions. These findings have important implications in Canada as corporate childcare continues to expand.

From the book "Caring for children: Social movements and public policy in Canada," by Langford, R., Prentice, S. & Albanese, P. (Eds.).