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Excerpt: "Indigenous families in over 30 communities throughout the province will benefit from more than 600 new, free licensed child care spaces and expanded Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) programs."

Presented at retreat organized by the Child Care Availability Task Force of the State of New York, Rensselaer, July 15, 2019.
Presented by Pierre Fortin, Department of Economics, ESG UQAM.

Presented at retreat organized by the Child Care Availability Task Force of the State of New York, Rensselaer, July 15, 2019.
Presented by Pierre Fortin, Department of Economics, ESG UQAM.

The conference was organized by a team of five PhD students who approached the conference who approached the conference with a clear vision and goal in mind.

Excerpt: "Children and families across the province will have more options and improved access to child care with a $4.4 million investment. The money will help create 403 new spaces across the province and provide 108 non-profit child care centres with opportunities to expand or improve their programs."

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Excerpt: "Ontario will commit up to $1.0 billion over the next five years to create up to 30,000 childcare spaces in schools, including approximately 10,000 spaces in new schools. These school‐based childcare settings will provide safe learning environments for children and offer them the opportunity to grow in a familiar environment."

Presented by Pierre Fortin, Department of Economics, ESG UQAM.

Excerpt: "Eligible staff working in a licensed child care program or agency will continue to see increased wages of up to $2 an hour, while home child care providers working with a licensed child care agency will be eligible for a grant of up to $20 a day. This investment will help strengthen Ontario's child care system by retaining more registered early childhood educators and other qualified professionals."

Presentation at the Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 10-12, 2019.
Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy.