This week, Ontario agreed to an extension to the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC), but major gaps remain that the province should step up and address.
October 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This week, Ontario agreed to an extension to the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC), but major gaps remain that the province should step up and address.
Good leadership during the pandemic. The child tax benefit, CWELCC, legalized pot, being a leader for lgbtq rights
December 31, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Good leadership during the pandemic. The child tax benefit, CWELCC, legalized pot, being a leader for lgbtq rights
For some parents, there’s only one issue that matters this election: the future of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) plan, a policy that reduces daycare fees in some provinces to as little as $10 a day. @chantalbraganza.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/child-care-elect...
April 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
For some parents, there’s only one issue that matters this election: the future of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) plan, a policy that reduces daycare fees in some provinces to as little as $10 a day. @chantalbraganza.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/child-care-elect...
Justin Trudeau did two things that directly improved my family’s lives
1) The CWELCC plan (which is the basis of my PhD as well)
2) The increase in tri-council funding for graduate students
Attached: a letter from Trudeau giving his best wishes for our wedding.
1) The CWELCC plan (which is the basis of my PhD as well)
2) The increase in tri-council funding for graduate students
Attached: a letter from Trudeau giving his best wishes for our wedding.
March 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Justin Trudeau did two things that directly improved my family’s lives
1) The CWELCC plan (which is the basis of my PhD as well)
2) The increase in tri-council funding for graduate students
Attached: a letter from Trudeau giving his best wishes for our wedding.
1) The CWELCC plan (which is the basis of my PhD as well)
2) The increase in tri-council funding for graduate students
Attached: a letter from Trudeau giving his best wishes for our wedding.
This is appalling.
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Renewed Saskatchewan child care agreement paves way for accelerated expansion of for-profit child care - Child Care Now
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Education has confirmed in comments to the media that the recently announced Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) funding agreement with the federal government...
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December 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is appalling.
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Those in the private Canadian child care sector cannot continue to argue for higher-income parents to pay more money when they are simultaneously accepting public money from CWELCC.
Where do we "find" the money? Shift it back to expansion of non-profit centres.
Where do we "find" the money? Shift it back to expansion of non-profit centres.
May 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Those in the private Canadian child care sector cannot continue to argue for higher-income parents to pay more money when they are simultaneously accepting public money from CWELCC.
Where do we "find" the money? Shift it back to expansion of non-profit centres.
Where do we "find" the money? Shift it back to expansion of non-profit centres.
Kids & Company, a private for-profit multi-national corporation, receives CWELCC funding.
They also allow corporations to pay to reserve spaces for employees through "corporate memberships"
This has the potential to shut lower-income families out of publicly subsidized care.
They also allow corporations to pay to reserve spaces for employees through "corporate memberships"
This has the potential to shut lower-income families out of publicly subsidized care.
May 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Kids & Company, a private for-profit multi-national corporation, receives CWELCC funding.
They also allow corporations to pay to reserve spaces for employees through "corporate memberships"
This has the potential to shut lower-income families out of publicly subsidized care.
They also allow corporations to pay to reserve spaces for employees through "corporate memberships"
This has the potential to shut lower-income families out of publicly subsidized care.
Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreement, many fees are now reduced to an average of roughly $10–$22 per day ($200–$450/month)
May 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreement, many fees are now reduced to an average of roughly $10–$22 per day ($200–$450/month)
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
E-bikes. Solar panels. Standardized charging cables. Bluesky (tbh). The cost of daycare (thanks CWELCC). 18-month parental leave. Sept 30th becoming a (federal) stat holiday. The downtown relief line. Toronto parks.
August 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
E-bikes. Solar panels. Standardized charging cables. Bluesky (tbh). The cost of daycare (thanks CWELCC). 18-month parental leave. Sept 30th becoming a (federal) stat holiday. The downtown relief line. Toronto parks.
From today's webinar, Evaluation of the New Ontario Funding Formula, presented by Gordon Cleveland, Associate Professor Emeritus, Economics
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#onpoli #CWELCC
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#onpoli #CWELCC
February 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
From today's webinar, Evaluation of the New Ontario Funding Formula, presented by Gordon Cleveland, Associate Professor Emeritus, Economics
www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/eve...
#onpoli #CWELCC
www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/eve...
#onpoli #CWELCC
Check out my article for Spring about what we can expect from Poilievre around #CWELCC and why tax credits and universal benefits will not provide parents with more flexible and affordable childcare. #Canpoli #cdnpoli #childcare
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Will Poilievre cancel $10-a-day child care?
With a federal election looming, many Canadians are worried about what will become of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system, otherwise known as $10-per-day child care. Conserva...
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January 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Check out my article for Spring about what we can expect from Poilievre around #CWELCC and why tax credits and universal benefits will not provide parents with more flexible and affordable childcare. #Canpoli #cdnpoli #childcare
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The report outlines positive steps on ELCC affordability, access (expansion of supply), workforce issues, and public funding.Nevertheless, important issues that still need to be addressed are evident in all areas.
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#CDNChildCare #10aDayChildCare #CWELCC #ChildCareCanada
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#CDNChildCare #10aDayChildCare #CWELCC #ChildCareCanada
February 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The report outlines positive steps on ELCC affordability, access (expansion of supply), workforce issues, and public funding.Nevertheless, important issues that still need to be addressed are evident in all areas.
@childcarepolicy.bsky.social
#CDNChildCare #10aDayChildCare #CWELCC #ChildCareCanada
@childcarepolicy.bsky.social
#CDNChildCare #10aDayChildCare #CWELCC #ChildCareCanada
Open Letter to Premier Ford to secure federal child care funding extension | Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
www.childcareontario.org/funding_exte...
#CWELCC #ELCC #ChildCare #ONpoli #ECinCanada
www.childcareontario.org/funding_exte...
#CWELCC #ELCC #ChildCare #ONpoli #ECinCanada
Open Letter to Premier Ford to secure federal child care funding extension
The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
www.childcareontario.org
March 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Open Letter to Premier Ford to secure federal child care funding extension | Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
www.childcareontario.org/funding_exte...
#CWELCC #ELCC #ChildCare #ONpoli #ECinCanada
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#CWELCC #ELCC #ChildCare #ONpoli #ECinCanada
Notably, when asked if he would maintain CWELCC during a two-day tour of Newfoundland & Labrador, Poilievre diverted, only saying he would give provincial governments & parents the flexibility to “find child care that works for them, at an affordable price.”
Have you searched for a day care space?
Have you searched for a day care space?
April 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Notably, when asked if he would maintain CWELCC during a two-day tour of Newfoundland & Labrador, Poilievre diverted, only saying he would give provincial governments & parents the flexibility to “find child care that works for them, at an affordable price.”
Have you searched for a day care space?
Have you searched for a day care space?
Trudeau’s record may be spotty, but his biggest accomplishment was a national child-care program theconversation.com/trudeaus-rec...
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#CWELCC #ELCC #ChildCare #cdnpoli
@theconversationca.bsky.social
#CWELCC #ELCC #ChildCare #cdnpoli
Trudeau’s record may be spotty, but his biggest accomplishment was a national child-care program
Whoever replaces Justin Trudeau as prime minister must prioritize the further expansion of the his government’s child-care program in the years ahead.
theconversation.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trudeau’s record may be spotty, but his biggest accomplishment was a national child-care program theconversation.com/trudeaus-rec...
@theconversationca.bsky.social
#CWELCC #ELCC #ChildCare #cdnpoli
@theconversationca.bsky.social
#CWELCC #ELCC #ChildCare #cdnpoli
My latest piece in Perspectives about key lessons gleaned from the European Child Guarantee strategy to support a rights-based national #childcare strategy in Canada that prioritizes the inclusion of marginalized children under #CWELCC.
Decommodified care doesn't have to be a pipedream.
Kaitlin Peters (@kaitlinpeters.bsky.social) shows how the European Child Care Strategy could guide universal child care in Canada.
Read more 👉 perspectivesjournal.ca/rights-based...
Kaitlin Peters (@kaitlinpeters.bsky.social) shows how the European Child Care Strategy could guide universal child care in Canada.
Read more 👉 perspectivesjournal.ca/rights-based...
Designing a Rights-Based National Child Care Strategy: Lessons from Europe | Perspectives Journal
Although economic uncertainty through the present crisis makes it challenging to envision a more ambitious national child care system, we should not be deterred in this goal to decommodify care.
perspectivesjournal.ca
May 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
My latest piece in Perspectives about key lessons gleaned from the European Child Guarantee strategy to support a rights-based national #childcare strategy in Canada that prioritizes the inclusion of marginalized children under #CWELCC.
When the goal is access to quality early learning for all, the evidence clearly shows that a "family allowance" fails as a public policy alternative to Canada's $10/day child care program (CWELCC). Report by: The Prosperity Project canadianprosperityproject.ca/wp-content/u...
January 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
When the goal is access to quality early learning for all, the evidence clearly shows that a "family allowance" fails as a public policy alternative to Canada's $10/day child care program (CWELCC). Report by: The Prosperity Project canadianprosperityproject.ca/wp-content/u...
Do you think PP will cancel the CWELCC (daycare) program? I think doing so would be wildly unpopular but then I’ve seen many cons saying the usual “don’t have kids you can’t afford” … as if not having an extra $2100 a month is a moral failing & only rich people deserve to have families.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
December 23, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Do you think PP will cancel the CWELCC (daycare) program? I think doing so would be wildly unpopular but then I’ve seen many cons saying the usual “don’t have kids you can’t afford” … as if not having an extra $2100 a month is a moral failing & only rich people deserve to have families.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Atkinson Centre has a CWELCC tracker. Again there is a lot getting rolled up here
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CWELCC Tracker
ecereport.ca
February 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Atkinson Centre has a CWELCC tracker. Again there is a lot getting rolled up here
ecereport.ca/en/profiles-...
ecereport.ca/en/profiles-...
CWELCC (Canada Wide Early Learning and Childcare) agreements are the model.
However it takes a federal government willing to place conditions on transfers and monitor/enforce those conditions.
However it takes a federal government willing to place conditions on transfers and monitor/enforce those conditions.
June 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
CWELCC (Canada Wide Early Learning and Childcare) agreements are the model.
However it takes a federal government willing to place conditions on transfers and monitor/enforce those conditions.
However it takes a federal government willing to place conditions on transfers and monitor/enforce those conditions.
New from @policyalternatives.ca: Saskatchewan is lagging behind when it comes to childcare availability. By @simonenoch.bsky.social
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Affordable childcare without access is a false promise for Saskatchewan - CCPA
In 2023, the Saskatchewan government was quick to claim credit as one of the earliest provinces to introduce $10 per day childcare fees as part of its Early Learning and Child Care agreement (CWELCC) ...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
New from @policyalternatives.ca: Saskatchewan is lagging behind when it comes to childcare availability. By @simonenoch.bsky.social
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Big news for child care in Canada! Today, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the federal government is extending Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) funding agreements until 2031, and will investing more to build a nationwide system of early learning and child care. buff.ly/pBjWBCq
Trudeau announces $37B in child care deals with 11 provinces and territories | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has signed agreements totalling almost $37 billion over five years with 11 provinces and territories that will extend the federal child-care space program…
www.cbc.ca
March 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Big news for child care in Canada! Today, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the federal government is extending Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) funding agreements until 2031, and will investing more to build a nationwide system of early learning and child care. buff.ly/pBjWBCq
The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#ChildCare #ELCC #CWELCC
#ChildCare #ELCC #CWELCC
The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline - CCPA
Child care has become more accessible over the past five years but finding affordable spaces is still a frustrating experience for many parents
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#ChildCare #ELCC #CWELCC
#ChildCare #ELCC #CWELCC
Delighted to announce this forthcoming chapter with Martha Friendly and Jenna Quelch on CWELCC and Canadian federalism. Thanks to all the interview participants who gave so generously of their time @rcwpolicies.bsky.social utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
Transformative Change in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) or More of the Same? Child Care in the Canadian Federation | Canadian Federalism
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August 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Delighted to announce this forthcoming chapter with Martha Friendly and Jenna Quelch on CWELCC and Canadian federalism. Thanks to all the interview participants who gave so generously of their time @rcwpolicies.bsky.social utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...