In this Op Ed, published in the Edmonton Journal on September 23, 2021, Jeff Bisanz, Jennifer Fischer-Summers and Brett Lambert provide an overview of why child care should be a priority in Edmonton’s Civic Election.

Business Council of Alberta recently posted on their “Insight and Analysis” blog a commentary on child care affordability.

If you missed the two Lunch & Learn talks hosted by Edmonton Social Planning Council on issues related to early learning and care you can access the recordings on their You Tube page.

In this brief, Rob Buschmann, Miranda Brown, and Gordon Cleveland provide an overview and analysis of the two major federal early learning and child care plans (Liberal and Conservative) and analyze their effects on early learning and child care affordability for an example family in Calgary. Both the Liberal and Conservative plans would help, but the Liberal plan would make early learning and child care considerably more affordable for the example family at all levels of income.

The Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care recommends 13 actions that can be taken by Alberta Children’s Services and that will support many families, contribute to economic and social recovery from the COVID pandemic, and help to address some of the critical priorities of EndPovertyEdmonton.