2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (120+ words) CBC New Bridgewater daycare struggling to find staff Some daycares in small Nova Scotia towns are struggling to find enough early childhood educators to operate at full capacity. As the CBC's Celina Aalders reports, these staffing challenges are limiting access…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (843+ words) In a new daycare facility in Bridgewater, N.S., two classrooms that could accommodate 34 children sit empty. That’s because the child-care centre is struggling to find qualified staff, and needs five more early childhood educators (ECEs) in order to operate at full…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (123+ words) Daycare operator says fired ECEs are walking into new jobs CBC Daycare operator says fired ECEs are walking into new jobs When there’s a violation at a child care centre, there’s a public record that names the centre and operator,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (615+ words) Changes to the child-care funding model in Saskatchewan have taken effect as of July 1. The provincial government has adjusted the grant system, designed to bridge the difference between parental $10-a-day fees and the actual cost of daycare placements. The province…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (861+ words) As Ontario awaits a promised infusion of money from the federal government for the national child care program, one prominent expert is arguing that the province should focus more on new spaces than getting to the $10-a-day target. Federal Jobs…...

4+ week, 9+ min ago  (569+ words) The federal government is giving provinces and territories an additional $5.4 billion over two years for the national $10-a-day child-care program to help with "cost pressures," Canada's families minister says. The program that started rolling out across the country in 2021 set…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1057+ words) Danielle Rhodes and her husband Brendon are trying to grow their family by having another child, but she says upcoming changes to Saskatchewan's affordable daycare program could prevent that. The couple lives in Moosomin, 211 kilometres east of Regina. Their four-year-old…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (318+ words) The Early Childhood Development Association of P.E.I. says a delay to planned cuts for pedagogical support in child-care centres is a “little win,” but not enough. The province said it plans to reduce funding for pedagogical support staff by 25 per cent,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (195+ words) It's been five years since the federal government launched its plan for a Canada-wide $10-a-day daycare program, but many parents say they are still struggling to find child care in the first place. The provincial government says the future of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (141+ words) CBC Still on a childcare waitlist? Ontario staffing shortages are making it worse Ontario says the long-term viability of the federal daycare program is at risk and many families are stuck in child care waitlists. As CBC’s Talia Ricci explains,…...