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This resource can inform and empower collective early learning and child care (ELCC) system building in Canada. Its curated materials are organized to contribute to community knowledge at all levels.
This Childcare Resource and Research Unit report provides 2023 data on early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Canada, including a section on each province and territory, 21 comparative tables, and a section on the state of ECEC in Canada in mid-2024.
The municipal role in child care report by the University of Toronto’s Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) is a series of papers that examine municipalities and their ability to manage, deliver and fund child care in Canada.
A paper supporting the Inclusive child care for all project activities.
A new report co-authored by David Macdonald and Martha Friendly evaluates the first federal target of reducing fees by 50 per cent. “Seven jurisdictions now have set fees, and five jurisdictions are already at $10 a day or less, three years ahead of target!” says Macdonald.
Take a look at the Childcare Resource and Research Unit’s 13th compilation of cross-Canada, longitudinal data and information about regulated early learning and child care (ELCC), kindergarten and parental leave.
A new report co-authored by David Macdonald and Martha Friendly delves into the need for specific and targeted expansion initiatives in addition to the affordability and accessibility actions outlined in each jurisdiction's CWELCC agreement.
This companion document to the ECEC 2021 report provides a summary of selected elements (affordability, expansion, auspice and the workforce) of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care initiative (CWELCC) introduced in 2021. Note that a previous version of this paper was published in Novemb
Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2023 is the Childcare Resource and Research Unit’s 14th compilation of cross-Canada longitudinal data and information about regulated early learning and child care (ELCC), kindergarten and parental leave. The report integrates administrative data provided by provincial/territorial officials (its primary source of information), data from Statistics Canada, from other research and information from public sources.
The resources on this website - both those developed by the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) and those linked resources developed by others - focus on early childhood education and care, family policy and social issues. childcarecanada.org is intended for researchers, advocates, policy makers, service providers, students and parents.
