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TD Bank: Increased Child Care Demand Means 315,000 New Spaces Needed
Report concludes that flexible work and affordable child care is a winning combo but more ECEs and more spaces are desperately needed. TD Bank recently published a report titled “The Space Between Us,” where they explore how the availability of flexible work and affordable child care will “define Canada’s workplace.” In their report, TD Bank […]
Isabella Lau
Ministers meet in Iqaluit to Discuss Early Learning and Child Care
Yet another “Workforce Strategy Framework” is the outcome of the meeting between Ministers. Federal, provincial, and territorial ministers with a key responsibility for early learning and child care recently convened in Iqaluit to discuss yet another “framework” to help work out issues with the CWELCC agreements. Led by Minister Karina Gould and Minister Natalie Jameson, […]
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Update from BC: New Study on ECE Wages
We have some intriguing updates to share from the childcare sector in BC! The Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and Early Childhood Educators of BC have released a new Briefing Note, shedding light on the critical need for an updated Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Wage Grid in British Columbia (BC). This is a […]
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What’s all this talk about space targets? Here’s what we know
The Ministry of Education Early Years and Child Care Divisions’ first memo about “notional space targets” came out on December 19, 2022. Under the CWELCC agreement, Ontario has been funded to support the creation of 86,000 new licensed child care spaces (relative to 2019), by December 2026. Since 2019, 33,000 new spaces have become operational […]
Lorraine McLeod
Hot Off the Press! $625m Infrastructure Fund
Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Karina Gould launched the $625 million Infrastructure Fund to help child-care providers renovate, retrofit and build new public and not-for-profit facilities. These funds will be directed to supporting areas and populations that have historically been under-served. Provincial and territorial governments will be responsible for allocations and administration. STAY […]
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Modular Child Care Expansion in Manitoba: An Idea Worth Looking At
This is a good-news story about the expansion of child care capacity. Right now, there are not many good-news stories; child care expansion is happening much slower than it should be. And all the indications are that even the 250,000 additional child care spaces that provinces and territories have planned (but not funded!) by 2026 […]
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Child Care is Worth More
Child Care is Worth More! Child care advocacy organizations across the country will be demanding more for child care on June 20 at their day of action. The key messages for this day of action are: ECEs and child care workers are worth more! The only way to solve the child care workforce shortage is […]
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Paying ECEs What They Are Worth
Building Blocks for Child Care, (B2C2) Ontario, is a charitable corporation with a mission to expand and preserve accessible, affordable, high quality non-profit and public early learning and child care for future generations. We realize we are not alone in believing that the low salaries and benefits our sector is known for must be addressed […]
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Workshop Series about Child Care Expansion
Building Blocks for Child Care (b2c2) is excited to announce our upcoming workshop series on practical tips and information for expanding your Ontario child care centre. This is a great chance to ask experienced industry leaders questions on expanding your centre. These webinars will provide attendees with hands-on, practical information on specific topics in child […]
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The Funding Formula Isn’t Adding Up
We need a funding formula that will provide funding to enable current programs to continue to operate effectively and to prepare and pay for rapid growth in the not-for-profit and public sectors. It doesn’t appear that “the ministry has considered all the appropriate parameters and which ones may be missing”. Inputs vs Outputs The funding […]
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First Steps in Expansion Webinar Recording Online
B2C2 successfully held its second webinar on April 20. Our guests, Kim Hiscott, Jill Wilkins, and Michele Lupa took many questions throughout the session. They discussed best practices for expansion, explored financing options, suggested strategies to get a board of directors on board, and more! The recording of the webinar is now available online. VIEW […]
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Remembering Charles Pascal
B2C2 sends condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Charles Pascal who passed away last week. Charles was both an influencer and an instigator. Simply said he made things happen! You only need to review the many moving obituaries about him to realize how important he was in so many arenas. From the point […]
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