Our message to Canada’s provincial and federal leaders is clear:
We don’t want to abandon the $10/day promise...we want to fix it — before it’s too late.
Association of Canadian Early Learning Prorgams (ACE)
Grande Prairie, AB, T8V 8L1
www.acenational.ca
A Call to Action for All Federal and Provincial Leaders
Re: Build a Childcare System That Works
We, the undersigned parents, educators, and childcare operators from across Canada, are deeply concerned about the current state of childcare in Canada. While $10-a-day care is a promising goal, its rollout has exposed major issues.
Waitlists are growing, centres are closing, and educators are leaving. Families still can’t access the care they were promised. Childcare must be affordable — but it must also be sustainable, accessible, and respectful of those who provide it.
We urge action on three urgent priorities:
1. Fair, Predictable Funding That Supports Quality Care
2. Equal Access for All Licensed Operators to Expand & Protect Parent Choice
3. Support for Educators. Respect for Operators
We all share the goal of a strong, stable, and equitable childcare system — but it won’t succeed without including those who live it every day.
In Solidarity,
The undersigned supporters below
Krystal Churcher
Chair, Association of Canadian Early Learning Programs (ACE)
www.acenational.ca
To join your name to this call, submit the form below.
Grande Prairie, AB, T8V 8L1
www.acenational.ca
A Call to Action for All Federal and Provincial Leaders
Re: Build a Childcare System That Works
We, the undersigned parents, educators, and childcare operators from across Canada, are deeply concerned about the current state of childcare in Canada. While $10-a-day care is a promising goal, its rollout has exposed major issues.
Waitlists are growing, centres are closing, and educators are leaving. Families still can’t access the care they were promised. Childcare must be affordable — but it must also be sustainable, accessible, and respectful of those who provide it.
We urge action on three urgent priorities:
1. Fair, Predictable Funding That Supports Quality Care
- Funding that reflects the real cost of delivering quality care, or a means-tested model that prioritizes families most in need.
- Reduce red tape and support growth instead of stalling it.
- A regulatory approach that sets realistic, sustainable fee limits and maintains licensing standards — while stepping back from unnecessary micromanagement.
2. Equal Access for All Licensed Operators to Expand & Protect Parent Choice
- Provide $10-a-day funding for all licensed providers — so no family is limited by the type of care they choose.
- A funding framework based on quality and compliance, not ownership structure
- Formal recognition that a diverse mix of care options is essential to solving the childcare crisis.
3. Support for Educators. Respect for Operators
- Interprovincial certification to improve educator mobility and remove unnecessary barriers.
- Create practical recruitment and retention strategies across all licensed childcare models.
- Collaborate with operators to ensure workforce policies are effective realistic.
We all share the goal of a strong, stable, and equitable childcare system — but it won’t succeed without including those who live it every day.
In Solidarity,
The undersigned supporters below
Krystal Churcher
Chair, Association of Canadian Early Learning Programs (ACE)
www.acenational.ca
To join your name to this call, submit the form below.
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