In July 2025, Statistics Canada released a landmark report profiling licensed and unlicensed home-based child care across Canada. Based on data from the 2022 Canadian
By: Benjamin Miller In a recent blog post for the Ontario Nonprofit Network, I set out no less than 73 tips nonprofits can use to
By: Asvini Uthayakumaran Canada’s promise of $10-a-day child care— a promise that would make early learning affordable and universal by April 2026—has produced uneven results. A recent
By: Michelle Lee B2C2 acknowledges the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) for its leadership and research on Special Needs Resourcing (SNR) in Ontario. This
By: Asvini Uthayakumaran Organizations representing the interests of for-profit child care operators, including the Association of Childcare Entrepreneurs (ACE), have recently been calling on the Canadian
June is Indigenous History Month — a time to honour the histories, cultures, and leadership of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. While the month
Why We’re Requesting Data on Director Approvals Staff shortages continue to be one of the most pressing challenges in Ontario’s child care sector. Low wages,
By: Michelle Lee In 2022, the federal and provincial governments signed the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreement — a major step toward
What’s Holding Back School-Based Child Care? Why We’re Requesting Data from Ontario’s School Boards In Ontario, more than half of licensed child care centres are
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