As Ontario is the last province or territory to sign an agreement with the federal government for a national child care system, the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario and the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care are continuing their advocacy to make sure an agreement will address their issues.
To launch their Rising Up: A Workforce at Breaking Point campaign, they’ve released an open letter with over 1500 signatures, calling on both levels of government for an agreement that includes:
They also include responses from workers and supporters on what they want governments to know when negotiating the agreement on how they’ve been affected by the child care sector’s workforce crisis.
Read the letter and stories here.