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Proposed changes to Quebec's child care system (Summer 2003)
In 1996, the Quebec government announced its intention to implement a new family policy and to develop a comprehensive early childhood policy for children 0-12 years. An integral part of its family policy was the $5-a-day child care program. In 1997, implementation of the new family policy began to be phased in and by 2000, $5-a-day child care was available to all children aged 0-4 for whom a space is available, whether or not the parent is in the labour force. Between 1997 and 2001, the government of Quebec increased the supply of spaces, wages of educators and its child care budget very substantially. Quebec became the only province in Canada to develop a universal system of child care for its youngest citizens. (See CRRU Occasional Paper 17, Reforming Quebec's early childhood care and education: The first five years by Jocelyne Tougas in French and English). In April 2003, Jean Charest and the Liberal party replaced the Parti Québecois. As they had promised during the election campaign, the newly elected government vowed to change the child care program. In May 2003, the government announced its intent to slow expansion of the $5-a-day child care program, increase parent fees and open development of new spaces to the for-profit sector. In June 2003, a large protest took place and a petition of over 100,000 signatures calling for the protection of the system was presented to the government. In August 2003, the new government released a consultation paper with proposals for altering the child care system. The paper proposed two policy scenarios (each with three options - see GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS below for link to full report) increasing parent fees and encouraging future development in for-profit child care. The government will hold three days of hearings regarding these proposals starting August 27 at the National Assembly. The Coalition pour le maintien de l'universalite des services de garde will hold a parallel consultation in Montreal on August 27. This Issue File collects online readings about this significant policy development. Information is organized into four sections: government documents, news articles, responses and useful websites. Materials may be available in French and English or in one language only. New items will be added as they become available - check for updates.
Consultation 2003 Scenarios
de développement et de financement pour assurer la pérennité,
l'accessibilité et la qualité [Consultation paper] .
Publicly
funded day care cut by $25 million a year cut: Minister also says $5-$10
fee will rise Spurned
advisory group balks at bid to raise day-care fees Day-care
solutions all over the map Financement
des garderies - Ottawa doit un milliard au Québec, dit le PQ Daycare
- Quebec / Daycare debate: The Current, CBC Radio 'Day
care hearings' amateur Hearings
to decide fate of $5 day care: Government to open meetings to public --
Some fear an increase in child-care fees will foster generation of latchkey
children Day-care
hearings open to Quebec public Critics decry
day-care fee hike Les garderies
resteront à 5$...et grimperont jusqu'à 10$ Say goodbye to
$5 day care Parents
bemoan end of cheap day care Le
gouvernement ne livrera pas à temps les 3000 places promises en
garderie Québec
met fin aux places de garderie à cinq dollars Preliminary plans
for Quebec day care all include more money from parents Charest
vows changes to $5-a-day plan Parents
march to protect $5 day care Non-profit
day cares vow to fight Charest's cuts: Opposed to limits on $5-a-day care.
Centres also object to Québec's inclusion of profit-making child
care In-school
day care might cost more for rich: The Liberal government could extend
funding cuts to $5/day day care to in-school day-care services Québec
government threatens to cut back on popular $5-day care, make rich pay
more Liberals
freeze $5 daycare expansion More news resources
Mémoire
sur le document de consultation: Scénarios de développement
et de financement pour assurer la pérennité, l'accessibilité
et la qualité des services de garde…par la Confédération
des syndicats nationaux (CSN) Child
care advocates support the Quebec coalition fighting for the continuation
of universal child care services: Response from the Child Care Advocacy
Association of Canada Campaign
2000 urges Premier Charest to reconsider proposed changes to Quebec's
childcare system Letter
of support from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care Mémoire
présenté par l'Association Québecoise des centres
de la petite enfance déposé à Monsieur Claude Béchard…dans
le cadre de la consultation sur les scenarios de développement
et de fainancement pour assurer la pérennité, l'accessibilité
et la qualité des services de garde In
solidarity / En solidarité Quebec
government changes to $5 a day child care and the possible elimination
of universal access to child care is sending shock waves across Canada
in the child care sector: Response from the Child Care Human Resources
Roundtable Une
consultation express Les
scénarios proposés pour développer et financer les
services de garde : une brèche dans l'universalité des services:
Réaction de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux L'association
québécoise des centres de la petite enfance reçoit
amèrement les scénarios proposés par le gouvernement
en regard du développement et du financement des services de garde
Coalition pour le
maintien de l'universalité des services de garde Association québécoise des centres de la petite enfance Association des éducatrices en milieu familial du Québec Association des services de garde en milieu scolaire du Québec Confédération des syndicats nationaux |
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