iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC)

Stories from families across BC struggling to find affordable, accessible, quality child care. Sign the petition at

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

Finance Minister @selinarobinson parents WHO RELY ON CHILDCARE TO WORK are looking to you to ensure #BCBudget2022 delivers $10aDay Child Care – including a provincial wage grid for educators & more school-age childcare #childcarebc #10adaychildcare

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

@premierbhiggs So you have time for Christmas trees but no time to support women, children, and families by signing the child care agreement? #cdnpoli

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

This is what we want to hear. Delivered to all Canadians. Affordable, accessible, quality on an equitable basis. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #10aDayChildCare

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

When we built our public education system in the 1800s, no one asked if it was good for the economy.

It was just good.

Let’s have that same energy for public child care.

@theJagmeetSingh @JustinTrudeau @erinotoole #cdnpoli

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

@ChrisWalkerCBC thank you for the opportunity to talk child care, ECE, and the @10aDayPlan this morning.

Such an important topic for Canadian women, children, families, and communities ❤️

#bcpoli

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

A room is just a room without an Early Childhood Educator.

Building infrastructure will only go so far. Solve the ECE workforce shortage. #cdnpoli #canadianpoli #bcpoli @jjhorgan @KatrinaCBurnaby @MitziDeanBC

[Castanet @CastanetNews]

Growing need for child care #Penticton https://t.co/Nyymg9w7Uf

[$10aDay Child Care @10aDayPlan]

Now that the 2021 Election is over, and the voters have spoken, let's get back to work and recommit to making $10aDay Child Care a reality for families across Canada #cdnchildcare #cdnpoli #10aDayChildCare @JustinTrudeau @theJagmeetSingh @erinotoole @CanadianGreens

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

A little re-brand with the same message: affordable, accessible, quality childcare for all... #NewProfilePic #cdnpoli #childcare

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

Reminder that the public education system was designed in the 1800s.

Redesigning public education to fit public child care IS LONG OVER DUE…

#bcpoli #cdnpoli

@KatrinaCBurnaby @theJagmeetSingh @CanningsNDP

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

...and my son will be turning 5 at the end of January, and we will be on the 6th daycare for him.” - Trevor Van Dent, Squamish

#bced #bcpoli #childcarenow #childcarematters #10aday #affordablechildcare

https://t.co/lkZdps8osw

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

This sounds too familiar:
“It’s frustrating. I’ve lived in Squamish for about 4 and a half years now. The minute we moved to Squamish, we started putting our names on the list for childcare, because we heard it was tough...

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

Yes it is 🙌 #bcpoli #childcarenow #10aDayPlan #childcarecrisis

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

Until we have a universal system of childcare, including before and afterschool care, parents will continue to face this chaos and uncertainty:

Another reason BC needs #10aDayChildCare
@jjhorgan @KatrinaCBurnaby @sharongregson

#affordablechildcare #childcarenow #bcpoli

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

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What other services are you waiting for because qualified workers are being kept from the workforce?

Another reason BC needs
✅Affordable
✅Accessible
✅Quality
✅#10aDayChildCare

[Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care @ChildCareON]

Read #RisingUpForChildCare stories. Today Desiree talks about the struggle low wages. We know the workforce shortage in child care is best addressed through #DecentWork and pay, not watering down qualifications like @fordnation is trying to do. https://t.co/UIwowUCFf0

[Globalnews.ca @globalnews]

#BREAKING: Trudeau is promising a national childcare and early education system as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter gender equality gains by forcing Canadian women out of the workforce to care for children.

https://t.co/uUazLugSJh

[iCareAboutChildCare (the Waitlisted Project BC) @WaitlistedBC]

@ChildCareON @UniforWomen @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @HonAhmedHussen @fordnation @Sflecce Canada built its public education system in the 1850s.

Younger children automatically stayed home. But it’s 170 years later. The world looks a little different.

But the care of our youngest is still seen as a private issue, to be sorted out and paid for by family.

#cdnpoli

[Child Care Now @Child_Care_Now]

What do you want the new normal for child care to look like? Share your ideas and experiences (and tag your local MP⬇️) so we can #ReconstructChildCare. #CDNChildcare

[Child Care Now @Child_Care_Now]

This #LabourDay is one for the history books. Months into the #COVID19 pandemic, many Canadians are still out of work, some are working remotely, and others can’t go back to work without child care. Let’s get Canada working again with child care ➡️https://t.co/dp9RUKMEek