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Increasing Canada’s Productivity Through Early Childhood Development
February 19, 2010
The productivity of Canada’s labour force is suffering. Canada is losing its global
competitive advantage. Investing in early childhood development (ECD) will augment
Canada’s ability to compete globally.
New Study Shows Benefits of Investing in Child Care
October 9, 2009
A major new study on the economics of early learning and child care provides important additional evidence of the benefits of investing in the sector.
Funding for Canadian Child Care Declining
September 24, 2009
By Tiffany Crawford, Canwest News ServiceSeptember 15, 2009
OTTAWA - Funding for childcare in Canada's provinces and territories has sharply decreased, leading to fewer spaces for children while the number of mothers in the workforce continues to rise, suggests a new report on Canadian childcare.
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CAFDHA Launches Non-Traditional Care Pilot
September 24, 2009
Red Deer, Alberta, October 1, 2009 — The Central Alberta Family Day Home Association (CAFDHA) is pleased to announce the launching of the In-home Non-traditional Hours Child Care Services Pilot Project. The launch of this project will allow those families who require child care outside of the ‘traditional hours’ to access ...
Don't Lose Focus on Early Learning
September 24, 2009
Toronto Star September 23, 2009
In Canada, about three-quarters of women with a child under age 6 are in the paid workforce. Yet there are regulated daycare spaces for only 20 per cent of those children, according to a report released last week by a national child care policy research ...