Finance committee  We believe that all of society has obligations to young children. Yes, parents have obligations to young children. In the province of B.C., the cost for a toddler space, for a two-year-old, is $1,900 a month. In the province of Ontario, the cost of a toddler space is $1,600 a mo

Finance committee  I'm Shellie Bird from the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, and I thank you for the opportunity to present today. I've worked in child care for over 30 years, caring for and educating hundreds of young children and being a support to their parents as they struggle to ba

Status of Women committee  Thank you. A number of national and provincial studies have been undertaken around the economic benefits of government investment in early learning and child care. It Is very clear that for every dollar invested in a system of public and non-profit high quality early learning an

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I'd like to thank you for this opportunity to present today. My colleague Katie Arnup and l represent the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada. The CCAAC is dedicated to promoting publicly funded, inclusive, quality, public, and non-profit child care in Canada. O