In this brief, Rob Buschmann analyzes trends in coverage rates and suggests several actions that both municipalities and the Government of Alberta can take to increase the availability of child care in their jurisdictions. These actions are particularly important in light of the new Canada-Alberta Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

The ECELC is introducing a series of infographics explaining common terms used in the early learning and care community. The fourth one is focused on accessibility and its basic tenets.

The ECELC is introducing a series of infographics explaining common terms used in the early learning and care community. The third one is focused on inclusivity and its basic tenets.

In spring 2021, the Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care (ECELC) and MacEwan University conducted case studies with Indigenous families, childcare educators, directors, and senior staff to learn how support for newcomer and Indigenous families can be realized in the Edmonton region.

In this paper, Jennifer Fischer-Summers examines the accessibility, affordability, quality, flexibility, and inclusivity of early learning and child care in Edmonton day homes. The paper provides a summary of interviews with licensed family day home agencies in Edmonton. The findings highlight some considerable variations that exist between and within Edmonton family day homes and agencies.

This brief provides an overview of the state of early learning and child care in Edmonton family day homes and agencies.

The ECELC is introducing a series of infographics explaining common terms used in the early learning and care community. The second focuses on affordability in early learning and care and its basic tenets.

The ECELC is introducing a series of infographics explaining common terms used in the early learning and care community. The first one is focused on high-quality early learning and care and its basic tenets.

The Government of Alberta is implementing its new plan to make licensed child care more affordable for families with children aged 0 to kindergarten. This 1-page document summarizes the issues with the new subsidy system and suggests some options to make child care more affordable for all Alberta families. 

This talk will explain how the new system works, why it creates uneven decreases for different families across Alberta and will discuss both short-term and long-term options for changing this situation.

The Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care looks forward to helping the Edmonton School Boards serve our community. We are here to assist the school board trustees in supporting affordable, accessible, and high-quality early learning and care.

The Government of Alberta has released its plan to reduce child care fees in Alberta by an average of 50% by early 2022. Under this plan, every family’s out-of-pocket fees will decrease, but lower-income families will not see a 50% decrease—and some may see a decrease of less than 15%.

This report has just been released by the Canadian Child Care Federation and its Alberta Leaders’ Caucus, Child Care Now and its Alberta Chapter, the YMCA of Northern Alberta, and Muttart Foundation.

The Edmonton Council of Early Learning and Care conducted a review of how municipalities in Canada support, promote, and ensure early learning and care. This document provides a brief summary of some ways in which local governments can include early learning and care in policy and planning.

Safe, reliable, and affordable early learning and child care is paramount to our recovery, but understanding affordability is complex. The Business Council of Alberta, in collaboration with partners, built an interactive model to better understand just how affordable (or unaffordable) child care is in Alberta.