The LCCN is, obviously, incredibly supportive of the recent federal budget announcement that allocated $30 billion over the next years for child care. A national child care program benefits a country's population, economy, children and overall well-being. We are especially supportive of your creation of a national child care framework that is low cost and accessible to all Canadians.
One of the key pieces of a national child care framework is quality early childhood educators. These are the staff that work in child care centres. I will call them ECEs. The ECEs provide support, learning, and care for children in Canadian child care centres each day. Therefore, with the support of the federal budget, it is vital to make early childhood education a professional and fulfilling career for folks to enter and stay in.