ADVOCACY UPDATES

June 16, 2010
Congratulations to Martha Friendly!
NB Coalition makes public findings from Mothers Voices Initiative
Advocates support P.E.I.'s Preschool Excellence

May 28, 2010
Tell us Your story at We Need Child Care.ca!
Professor, Helen Penn, describes the CCAAC as an amazing association
Updates from Across the Country

May 7, 2010
CCAAC Launches Campaign: WeNeedChildCare.CA
CHILD CARE NOW! RALLY
For Immediate Release, May 6, 2010 (CCAAC press release denouncing the recent de-funding of several Women's organizations)

May 6, 2010 - ACTION ALERT
Tell us why Canada needs child care! 
CCAAC launches website campaign that provides opportunities for your stories to be more broadly shared, in the hope that they will inspire action across the country to build quality, affordable, accessible and inclusive child care services.    

April 30, 2010
Breaking News from Ontario!
1. Bill 242, Legislation Implementing Early Learning, Passes Third Reading at Queen's Park!
2. Fee Subsidy and Capital funding to support child care centres announced
3. Licensed Child Care to Move to the new Early Years Division

April 16, 2010
Early Learning in Ontario Update
Seeking modifications to the Early Learning and Childcare Act in New Brunswick as it is being debated in the Legislative Assembly

March 25, 2010
Child Care Policy Forum a Great Success
Child Care in Ontario faces Catastrophic Collapse / McGuinty Responds
Child Care in Newfoundland Throne Speech
Action Alert: Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge

March 9. 2010
No child care in 2010 Budget 
CCPA releases Alternative Federal Budget 2010
Podcast from the UN on child care

February 22, 2010
Federal Finance Committee Agrees: Invest in National Child Care Plan
Liberals and NDP Respond to Open Letter Calling for National Child Care Program
What do you think the priorities of the 2010 federal budget should be?
International Women's Day Bilingual Round Table in New Brunswick

February 5, 2010
New Project: Child Care is a Right
Child Care in Ontario faces Catastrophic Collapse
Hot topics in the news:
Corporate Child Care Chain in Canada looks for Big Investors
Ignatieff Promises Major Investment in Child Care
Petition against closing of child care centres in Windsor

January 15, 2010
Thank you note to friends and colleagues for their actions
Action Alert Reminder on federal government consultations
CCC Adopts Resolution on Universal Early Childhood Development

December 18, 2009 - ACTION ALERT
Action Alert - federal government consultations to "give Canadians the opportunity to voice their views on how to best lead Canada to full economic recovery as the Government prepares its 2010 budget."

December 10, 2009
New Brunswick government making child care priority in poverty reduction strategy
Every Child, Every Opportunity: Curriculum and Pedagogy for the Early Learning Program
Special Australian Edition of Child Care News

December 3, 2009
U Vic says No to Big Box Child Care
Cross-Canada Tour Update and Resources
Good News for Fight Against Poverty
Fall 2010 Child Care Tour

October 30, 2009
Ontario Announces Plan for Full-day Early Learning for 4 and 5 year-olds
Cross-Canada Tour for Public Child Care
Last chance to Sign our Open Letter
Child Care News Across the Country and Abroad

October 18, 2009
- ACTION ALERT
Action Alert - call to sign an open letter to all MP's highlighting results from the Child Care Human Resources Sector Council's report "Understanding and Addressing Workforce Shortages in Early Childhood Education and Care."

September 25, 2009
Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008
20/20, A New Vision for a Childcare System in Manitoba
New Zealand Tour
Mother's Voices on how we fund child care
Hot Topics: Canada's Birth Rate Up, Child Care and The Economy

September 4, 2009
Pre-2010 Budget Consultation Brief
AGM Reminder
Full Day Kindergarten in Ontario

August 4, 2009
Notice of AGM: September 15, 2009


June 30, 2009
A Special Note to Our Readers
Women's Worlds 2011 Website Launch
Bill for A national Children's Commissioner
2009 Pre-budget Consultations Deadline

June 16, 2009
Ontario's Plan Applauded for Supporting Healthy Children AND Working Families

June 4, 2009
Dignity for All: The Campaign for a Poverty-free Canada
About Canada: Childcare (April 2009)
Manitoba spends $11M on child-care programs, raises for workers (CBC News - May 27, 2009)
Advocate skates for child care

May 7, 2009
Beyond Child's Play - Get it Now!
New Senate Report Calls for Minister of Children
Early Learning and Child Care Bill Reintroduced
Child Care featured in Ignatieff's Opening Remarks at Liberal Convention  

April 23, 2009
Child care, Essential to Poverty Reduction
Provincial Update: BC Child Care Campaign in Full Tilt
CCAAC Makes a Stop in Vancouver
Registration deadline approaching for Saskville Conference

April 03, 2009
Check out our New Look!
Put your organization on our map!
If you're not already, become a member!
Invite others to Join our Broadcast

March 05, 2009
What do child care advocates and the United Nations have in common?

February 27, 2009
Open letter to elected and government officials regarding corporatization of child care
Briefing note Not in the Public Interest: Private Development and other Entrepreneurial Child Care Schemes.

January 27, 2009
Budget 2009 confirms federal government satisfied with Canada’s last-place international ranking on child care

January 20, 2009
2009 Federal Budget

Advocacy updates 2008

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