child care and early education

EDMONTON - Today, the federal government announced that families in Newfoundland and Labrador are benefitting from $10-a-day regulated child care – three years ahead of the national target. The federal government estimates that families will save around $6,300 per year for each child in care. In addition to the savings to families, the federal government also announced a wage grid starting at $25 per hour for early childhood educators with a two-year diploma.

EDMONTON - Today, following sustained advocacy from the child care sector, the Government of Alberta announced a one-time payment and modest wage top-up for Alberta’s Early Childhood Educators, effective January 2023. While child care advocates are happy to see some investment into the wages of this critical workforce, the policy does not go far enough to address the working conditions of ECEs in the province.