Commentary

FUND THE CHILD vs FUND THE SPACES: Kids First Responds to Caledon Institute Report that $1,200 could be $388 for Low Income Families

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The Caledon Institute recently alarmingly reported that low income families could get only $388/year of the $1,200 promised by the Conservatives. The Institute is just one of many organizations receiving funding from the federal government that lobby for preferential funding…

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Senate Committee Hears from Daycare Lobby but not Parents

Posted by on in All-day kindergarten/daycare/preschool/ELCC, Government Submissions, Misc.

The Senate Standing Committee on Science, Social Affairs and Technology has heard from the daycare lobby at length but not from parents representing parents. Kids First requested to present to the Committee in June 2007 and received no response. We…

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From pensions for “stay at home mums” to beer and popcorn: How the Liberal party reversed its policy on children and families

Posted by on in Government Submissions, Misc., Policy with promise

The Liberals have done a complete reversal of their position on children's care. In 1999, the Liberal government issued a report with a set of principles to guide child and family policy that makes the Conservative party $1,200 plan look…

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Washing their Hands of Responsibility—Keeping Daycare Centres Clean: The Impossible Dream?

Posted by on in Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Misc., Quality & staff-child ratios

Can mere mortals maintain even the draconian hand-washing regime required of daycare staff (and babies and children) to prevent spread of disease WHILE ALSO providing sensitive responsive care to a group of up to 25+ children? Try this at Home…

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UBC’s funding of HELP and daycare lobby: Clyde Hertzman over $212,000 from UBC alone (broken link)

Posted by on in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Misc., UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

UBC compensation = expenses to leading all-day Kindergarten and daycare promoters*Clyde Hertzman—Executive Director of HELP, also works for the World BankHERTZMAN CLYDE$212,497 + $15,163 expenses*Paul Kershaw—#2 at HELP, leading media promoter of all day Kindergarten until Aug 2010 when he…

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March 27, 2020 e-mail letter reply from BC Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen

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Message from Katrina Chen, Minister of State for Child Care FromMCF Info MCF:EXToinfo@kidsfirstcanada.orgDate2020-03-27 10:19 Message Body VIA E-MAIL Ref:  248337 Helen Ward E-mail: info@kidsfirstcanada.org Dear Helen Ward: Thank you for reaching out with your questions about child care in the…

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"Mature minor consent" in BC's Infant Act violates Charter rights to life, liberty, & security of person

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Tragic overdose death of 16 year old whose doctors shut out parents from medical decisions Tragic overdose death of 15 year old whose parents were not allowed to put her into treatment Doctor David Harrison: "Internally, I was struggling," he…

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