wages and working conditions

In this BRIEFing NOTE, Child Care Now’s executive director Morna Ballantyne provides commentary on the rollout of the Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care (CWELCC) program. She points out the importance of the details of implementation for the program’s success, arguing that affordability for all, expansion of non-profit and public programs and addressing the widespread shortage of early childhood educators by raising wages and working conditions are all critical.