The "You Bet I Care!" research was done for the federal government. There were 4 studies released in about 2000. They were done by top daycare lobbyists. The reports contain reliable evidence of:- high vacancy rates (study 1)- inadequate quality…
Category: Enrollment statistics
Media release: BC parties’ daycare promises ignore majority of families, miss opportunity to earn votes
KIDS FIRST PARENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA http://www.kidsfirstcanada.org info@kidsfirstcanada.org Media release: BC parties’ daycare promises ignore majority of families, miss opportunity to earn votes Burnaby, BC - October 15, 2020 - BC’s political parties have missed the opportunity to earn votes…
Daycare Subsidies: Aggregate Info From The BC Government
Daycare gets money even when kids are not there Get up to $4500 Cash Just to Apply Apply to Open a Daycare (plus other subsidies) Get Emergency Cash to Fix or Move Daycare Centres but not Children’s Homes Milking The…
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Daycare gets money even when kids are not there
BC Government Counts Daycare Vacancies; subsidies do not change with children's attendance:October 2020 - BC Government - (web) "Monthly Enrollment Reporting" (for daycare)KF reference copy of webpage retrieved Oct. 6, 2020 (PDF): “Monthly Enrollment Reporting “Funding payments are based on…
Response and Commentary on throne speech proposal for more funding to Non-Parental Child Care
Commentary Sept 24. Helen Ward - (PDF): "Commentary on the speech from the throne" By Helen Ward (Below is an excerpt from the latest Speech from the Throne by the federal government under the LiberalParty of Canada with Prime Minister…
Percentage of Children 0-4 in Different Child Care Types
February 1, 2019 Canada-wide: 14.8% in daycare centres, 47% in parental care during "regular working hours".Statistics Canada publishes misleading reports that do not provide this basic data. The most recent data available is from Statistics Canada's 2011 General Social Survey.…
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Ontario Education
Ontario eliminated grade 13, which reduced post-secondary time and costs but then they added 2 years of full-day kindergarten many say to provide jobs despite declining student enrolment. Read about the government's DECLINING ENROLMENT WORKING GROUP.
Day care statistics from Sweden 2009: 92% age 18 months to 5 years registered in daycare centres
Dear friends, The statistics of the number of children in day care in Sweden have recently been officially updated for 2009. In the concept "day care" both day care centers and child minders are included. The numbers for 2009 are…
OECD Statistics on enrollment in daycare, preschool, kindergarten (broken link)
OECD Statistics on enrollment in daycare, preschool, kindergarten (broken link)
Is All-Day K Needed to Ease Daycare Shortage? (broken link)
Daycare Vacancy Rate Over 7% in Toronto The Toronto area has over 7 % of daycare centre spaces vacant as of December 2009. This does not include vacancies in family daycares and in centres that do not receive fee-subsidy children.…
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Comments on Child Care Spaces Report
Comments on Child Care Spaces Report: Mar 30, 2007. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - res & comm (PDF: "Comments on THe Child Care Spaces Report" Original report: https://www.worldcat.org/title/child-care-spaces-recommendations-supporting-canadian-children-families-addressing-the-gap-between-the-supply-and-demand-for-high-quality-child-care-report-from-the-ministerial-advisory-committee-on-the-government-of-canadas-child-care-spaces-initiative-submitted-to-the-hon-monte-solberg-minister-of-human-resources-and-social-development/oclc/758628443
Daycare Supply and Demand
Is There a Shortage of Daycare Spaces—or a Shortage of Children in the Spaces? Recently the Toronto Star reported huge wait lists for subsidized spaces for low-income families [1]. The idea that there is a "child care crisis" consisting of…
Daycare Dis-information Buster—Waitlists: Child-care lobby’s numbers are a joke
Daycare Dis-information Buster—Waitlists: Child-care lobby’s numbers are a joke (outdated link): A Winnipeg Sun article by Tom Brodbeck
Kids First Input for Child Care Spaces Initiative Consultations
Kids First Input for Child Care Spaces Initiative Consultations:2006. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - government sub (PDF): "Child Care Spaces Input 2006"
Daycare Dis-information Buster: Under 10 % of Children in Daycare
Helen WardKids First Parent Association of Canada Less than 10% of all children age 0-12 spend any time at all in any form of government-registered daycare, full-time or part-time. Vanier Institute had a pie chart of Statistics Canada info in…
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