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Why it's been so hard to implement $10-a-day child care
FromThe Big Story
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In April of 2021, the federal government announced their intention to give all Canadians access to $10-a-day childcare, amounting to roughly $30-billion of federal funds over three years. It's a huge deal, as any parent who has ever paid for daycare can tell you.For the program to actually work though, daycares need to be barrier-free and high quality. Here’s the catch: there’s a staffing shortage, workers are underpaid, and working in poor conditions. How can governments make childcare accessible to parents in need? How will the childcare system ensure that needs of early childhood educators are met? And what comes next?GUEST: Emma Arkell, freelance reporter, writing in Chatelaine
Released:
Feb 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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