Toronto, ON — Child care centres across Ontario remain closed today despite Ford’s announcement that re-opening could commence. “Premier Ford simply hasn’t given child care centres adequate notice, support, or guidelines – it took emergency child care centres three weeks to prepare for opening, not three days,” says Carrie Lynn Poole-Cotnam, CUPE Ontario Social Services…
Toronto, ON — CUPE Ontario warns that Ford’s plan to reopen child care centres disregards the safety of children and child care staff as the government ignores calls for additional funding, staffing, and training needed to prepare the sector. “Premier Ford continues to demonstrate that he can’t be trusted to safely reopen child care centres…
New report says Ontario’s child care centres need a safe, supported reopening that protects children, families, educators and programs. Two major child care organizations affiliated with CUPE are urgently calling on the Ford government to ensure a safe reopening of child care centres across the province as Ontario approaches Stage two of it’s economic recovery…
October 24th, 2019 is the 19th annual Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day. This year’s theme is Champions for Children. Today we recognize and thank the dedicated, hardworking Child Care Workers and Early Childhood Educators who take care of our children across Ontario. They truly are Champions for Children. The tireless efforts…
BRANTFORD, ON – Children and families in Brant County will suffer as a result of chronic underfunding according to the union representing workers at Brant Family and Children’s Services. . The agency has announced that it will be laying off upwards of thirty workers and managers, citing a budget shortfall of $2.9 million. The layoffs…
TORONTO, ON – Parents and educators from across Ontario are asking Education Minister Lisa Thompson and the Ford government to confirm that they will continue a $2 per hour wage grant for Early Childhood Educators and child care staff beyond the end of March. A petition calling on the government to continue the grant has…
Doug Ford is looking to increase class sizes and scrap full-day kindergarten. Send Doug Ford a message that as parents, educators, and students, we will not accept an increase to already unmanageable class sizes. Enter your address Street address City State Zip code Country Your Full Name (required) Your Email (required) Your MPP…
Today (October 16) is Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day in Ontario. Coming just days before the municipal election, educators and their supporters are calling on municipal and school board politicians to join them as “Champions for Children” by committing to three big ideas to build a better child care system…
TORONTO, ON – Citing increased workload demands, wages that are being eroded by inflation and chronic underfunding to services, workers at Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto have voted overwhelmingly in favour of authorizing their union to take strike action if a fair deal cannot be reached in the current round of contract negotiations.…
TORONTO, ON – A big thank you goes to child care advocates for today’s child care government announcement that promises free child care for up to a little more than a year prior to the start of junior kindergarten. “There is no question that parents in Ontario desperately need access to more affordable child…
