A thought-provoking forum about provincial and national child care policy organized by CUPE Ontario, Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario and Ryerson University, School of Early Childhood Studies. (download flyer for sharing and posting here - pdf)
September 25th-26th, 2015
Day 1 - A Child Care System for Ontario: why we can afford it and how we can build it.
Friday September 25th, 2015
Child Care is a hot issue in the federal election. There has never been a better time to push for a quality, public child care system for Ontario. Economist Jim Stanford and sociologist/activist Susan Prentice will discuss why child care is an economic no-brainer, and how to win the child care system that Ontario families deserve.
- Jim Stanford, Unifor Economist and the author of Economics for Everyone.
- Susan Prentice, Professor of Sociology at the University of Manitoba and member of the Child Care Coalition of Manitoba.
Q&A and a reception will follow the talks.
Day 2 - Moving Ontario Child Care Forward: Where have we been? Where do we go?
Saturday September 26th, 2015
We’re bringing together a mix of academic, activist and community leaders to discuss recent changes to child care in Ontario and how to move forward together. We’ll explore Ontario child care in the context of the federal election and how to take our vision of child care from dream to reality. It’s about time!
Morning: Moving Ontario child care forward: Where have we been? Where do we go?
Panel One – Review and Reflect
The opening panel will explore the significant changes to ECEC in Ontario over the past five years and the impact of these changes for licensed child care.
Panelists include:
Panel Two – What’s next?
The second morning panel will consider Canadian and international examples to explore moving towards a made-in-Ontario child care plan. Panelists will discuss strategies to convince government and mobilize the community to work together for change. Panelists include:
Afternoon: Ontario in the federal context
Opening keynote by Martha Friendly, Executive Director, Childcare Resource and Research Unit
Panel - Behind the headlines: What does the federal election mean for child care in Ontario?
This panel will explore the underlying ideologies and policies presented in the election platforms of the federal political parties and the possible outcomes for child care in Ontario. Panelists include:
Includes lunch and refreshments
REGISTRATION
Day 1 - Friday September 25th, 2015 - Registration FULL
Day 2 - Saturday September 26th, 2015 - REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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