Here’s a link to my recent article in The Conversation Canada explaining what’s wrong with Doug Ford’s tax credit plan.
How much will Doug Ford’s tax credit for child care cost?
Doug Ford’s promised in the last election to deliver child care affordability for a small amount of money ($389 million per year) for all children in Ontario 0-14 years of age. That’s a total of 2.2 million children. In other words, Doug Ford thinks he can make child care affordable for a price of less than $180.00 per child per year. On the face of it, this cannot possibly be true.
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DES SERVICES ABORDABLES POUR TOUS
Pour mes amis francophones, here is the final report (in French) of the Affordable for All study on child care funding in Ontario! There is much analysis and many lessons in here about what funding approaches will have positive and negative impacts on accessibility and affordability for families. Des Services Abordables Pour Tous_Rapport Final
Comparison of party platforms – an article in Policy Options
I just had a piece published in Policy Options/Options Politiques, from the Institute for Research in Public Policy in Montreal. It’s titled “Child Care in the Ontario Election“. Have a look! No matter who wins the election, this debate about what constitutes good child care policy in Ontario is a really important one.
Presentation on AFFORDABLE FOR ALL report
Here’s the PDF from my presentation to the Atkinson Centre Early Years Task Force from this morning May 9th. This is a crucial election for families who care about child care and the different policy approaches to child care funding would have VERY different effects. Presentation at OISE on Affordable for All report
Why free preschool child care makes the most sense for Ontario families
My article in The Conversation Canada (sign up here to get this digital publication – https://theconversation.com/sign_up) argues that providing free child care for Ontario’s preschool children will avoid many of the problems Quebec had in expanding its child care system. https://theconversation.com/why-free-preschool-makes-the-most-sense-for-families-94716
Doug Ford, what is your child care plan?
The Toronto Star published my op-ed today. See more below:
What will Ontario PC leader Doug Ford do for children and families in this election? The Liberals and the NDP have set a high bar with their child care funding announcements – free preschool child care with the Liberals and fees based on income averaging $12 a day with the NDP.
Full Report: Affordable for All
Here is the full final report “Affordable for All: Making Licensed Child Care Affordable in Ontario” as submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Education. This report is still being translated into French, so it is possible that page numbers will change in the final version released by the Ontario Government. Those who intend to reference this report in an academic publication should refer back here in a few weeks for the absolutely final version.
Press release: More Child Care, More Choice
Providing Free Preschool Child Care for Children Aged 2.5 to Kindergarten
Press release from the Office of the Premier.
“Today Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that full-day licensed child care will become free for preschool children from the age of two-and-a-half until they are eligible to start kindergarten, beginning in 2020. Free preschool child care will save families an estimated $17,000 per child, allow parents to go back to work when they choose and help give children the best start in life.”
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Executive Summary to Report for the Ontario Government – Affordable for All
This study seeks to answer the question “What is the best way to improve the affordability of licensed child care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers in Ontario?” It seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of alternative funding and policy options and to recommend steps forward that can dramatically improve child care affordability for families.
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