Susan Prentice

How to really help Manitoba families: Build a universal child-care system

policyfix — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 15:02:37 +0000

Manitoba's child-care system is staggering to meet the needs of parents and children, and recent signs give little confidence the new provincial government will respond effectively. Over a dozen community groups who are ready to proceed with building not-for-profit child-care spaces have had their promised provincial capital grants abruptly frozen, halting all expansion. Wait lists for child care in Manitoba are at an all-time high, at over 15,000 names up from 12,000 just two years ago.

Why vote child care in 2015: What Manitobans need to know

policyfix — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:05:40 +0000

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Thirteen federal elections ago, in 1970, the Royal Commission on the Status of Women recommended a national child-care program. Fast-forward to 2015, and Canadian parents are more desperate than ever for affordable, quality child care.

Three out of four: Canada needs a national child-care program

Child Care Canada Now — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:24:20 +0000

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Hundreds gather to demand universal childcare system

rabble staff — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:06:58 +0000

As Canada looks towards its future, we all need to reflect on where our priorities are so that future generations of parents do not struggle to find and pay for childcare and education.

Canadians deserve a universal early childhood education and childcare system

policyfix — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:33:57 +0000

Last week hundreds of educators, academics and activists gathered in Winnipeg for the fourth national childcare conference. They are united by a vision of a universal early childhood education and childcare system in Canada. Here in Manitoba, we have made steady progress toward this goal. A strong federal partner at the table would take things to the next level.

Manitoba needs a public child-care system

policyfix — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:44:46 +0000

On September 19, Manitoba launched an online consultation on the province's next multi-year plan for child care. Since 2002, Manitoba has had two five-year plans, each of which made incremental changes. A major redesign of child care is long overdue. In 1890, the province began building public education, moving past one-room schoolhouses to create a public school system. The same transformation needs to happen today for child care.