Election Results: Kathy Dunderdale of the Progressive Conservative Party has been elected as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Conservatives have won a majority government.
Nomination Deadline: Oct 1, 2011
Territorial Election: Oct 11, 2011
Currently, the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is Kathy Dunderdale of the Progressive Conservative party.
Kindergarten is offered part-day to all five year olds, but is not compulsory, and is under the Department of Education. Child care centres are mostly for-profit and are under the Ministry of Child, Youth and Family Services.
Party platforms
Progressive Conservative Party
Leader: Kathy Dunderdale
Party Platform: 2011 Policy Blue Book
"Child Care Pilot Project...this initiative includes supports for home-based child care business providers offering regulated child care for children of a mixture of ages, with a maximum of six children per home; start-up grants for operators; and, annual infant stimulus grants for offering regulated infant care to children 24 months of age and younger, with a maximum of three children per home."
>>See page 7 of pdf
Liberal Party
Leader: Kevin Aylward
Party Platform: People's Platform
"...will establish a task force... to develop a strategic action plan for the implementation of full-day kindergarten."
"We will... increase the Early Childhood Education Supplement (ELCC) from a maximum of $6,660/year to $8,000/year; ... invest in recruiting and retaining early childhood educators; and creating new infant care spaces by providing a monthly supplement to licensed child care centres."
New Democratic Party
Leader: Lorraine Michael
Platform: "NDP plan for Newfoundland and Labrador"
"A universal, accessible childcare and early development program flows from justice, fairness and equality"
NGO positions and campaign materials
Candidates Against Poverty Leader Responses (link no longer available)
The Religious Social Action Coalition of Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct 2011
Candidates Against Poverty Questionnaire (link no longer available)
The Religious Social Action Coalition of Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct 2011
CUPE NL to host three election forums on child care in NL (link no longer available)
CUPE Newfoundland Labrador Division, 22 Sep 2011
Provincial election 2011 (link no longer available)
Cupe Newfoundland Labrador Division, 20 Sep 2011
89% of NL parents support a public child care system (link no longer available)
CUPE Newfoundland Labrador Division, 19 Sep 2011
>> Full poll results in pdf
Letter about the provincial election (link no longer available)
CUPE Newfoundland Labrador Division, 20 Sep 2011
Election Bulletin 2011 (link no longer available)
Newfoundland and Labrador's Teacher Association
News articles
Grits promise more for child care
CBC News, 26 Sep 2011
Child-care system divided, forum told; Publicly funded system would improve accessibility, fairness candidates hear
The Western Star, 26 Sep 2011
No longer talking babysitting, Michael says
The Telegram, 26 Sep 2011
Newfoundland election promises include moose safety, early education
The Globe and Mail, 25 Sep 2011
Save the children! No, like really.
The Independent, 20 Sep 2011
NDP: Raise oil taxes, boost social spending
CBC News, 20 Sep 2011