What Does the $10aDay Mean for You?
In 2010 the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC partnered with the Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC) on a new approach to child care. Rather than just highlighting the child care chaos in BC, we decided to put forward a realistic solution and to campaign for a system of quality, affordable, licensed spaces in every BC community to meet the needs of all families who choose child care, including for parents who work non-standard hours and those with children with different abilities.
Supporters of the $10aDay Plan now represent more than 2 million British Columbians including 48 local governments, 31 school boards, academics, community and non-profit organizations, labour unions, anti-poverty groups, chambers of commerce, businesses, early childhood educators, parents and grandparents.
On February 20th the provincial budget will be announced and we’re recommending that government start to implement the $10aDay Plan with these first steps:
- Reducing child care fees in all licensed infant and toddler programs by $500/month
- Increasing wages of Early Childhood Educators in licensed programs by $1/hour
- Eliminating child care fees in licensed programs for families with incomes less than $40,000/year
- Creating 22,500 new licensed child care spaces over the next 3 years
- Supporting the development and implementation of an Indigenous-led plan for Indigenous child care
Find out more details, make sure your voice is heard as a new child care system is developed, and support quality affordable child care in BC by visiting www.10aday.ca
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Thank you,
Sharon Gregson & the $10aDay Team
Sent on behalf of the CUPW Pacific Region Women’s Committee