New survey conducted by Canadian Union of Public Employees finds two-thirds of agencies relying on unlicensed homes for vulnerable children and youth Toronto – Tonight, on the tenth annual Children and Youth in Care Day, dozens of young people in the care of the province’s Children’s Aid Society agencies will be going to sleep…
The children and youth who come into contact with the child protection system are some of the most vulnerable in Ontario. Many have experienced trauma or are struggling with mental health challenges. They deserve every resource and opportunity to thrive. But tonight, and every night, far too many are going to sleep not in licensed…
BRANTFORD, ON – When two agencies amalgamated to form Child and Family Services of Grand Erie (CFSGE), it was sold with the promise that it would improve support for families. Two years later, that lie has been revealed as the agency announced layoffs and gapped positions that they have no plans to fill. All told,…
WATERLOO, ON – To understand why over 9,000 children languish on wait lists for child care in the Region of Waterloo (ROW), Noelle Fletcher says you have to go back to 2020 when the Regional Council made the decision to close five regionally operated child care centers. “The council had tried to close the same…
TORONTO – Just weeks after a Toronto child care operator announced the planned closure of a centre, workers and parents are celebrating the reversal that will keep much needed Francophone child care spots open. This victory comes after a coordinated pushback campaign by workers and families to highlight the deep need for Francophone child care…
TORONTO, ON – University Settlement is a charity with a more than hundred-year history of building strong communities in Toronto. But all is not right with their own staff – and in a resounding show of solidarity, workers voted 96 per cent in favour of striking if management refuses to address long simmering issues. 63…
TORONTO, ON — Families, educators and child care advocates are holding a rally today at Queen’s Park as part of a Canada-Wide Day of Action for Child Care organized by Child Care Now and allies. Their message is being echoed at local events in child care programs across Ontario and throughout Canada demanding improved access…
TORONTO, ON — Child care advocates and Toronto City councillors will discuss current challenges facing Toronto child care in the context of a Toronto Children’s Services report on child care going to the Economic and Community Development Committee. The report makes clear the challenges workers, operators, and families are facing and advocates will map a…
TORONTO, ON — After consistent advocacy from the Ontario child care community, since the announcement of an $18 per hour wage floor in 2022, the Provincial government has now been forced to increase the wage floor for RECEs in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system to $23.86 per hour. “This change is a…
Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day is marked annually with considered messages of gratitude. But more than lip service, this day demands that we reflect on the role these critical workers play in our society and map a path forward to ensure they are supported. If you listen to the Ford government,…
