Childcare Resource and Research Unit

CRRU, a policy research institute, has a mandate to work towards a Canada-wide early childhood education and child care system.

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

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[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

This roundtable brings together experts from law, history, sociology, and child care policy to analyze the drivers and risks of privatized child care and to discuss what needs to be done to build a public child care system.

Register: https://t.co/W6gMDwG2rO #CDNChildCare

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Five years into the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program, this newly released @ccpa report analyzes the shifting landscape of licensed child care fees across 35 major Canadian cities. Read the report: https://t.co/Cw4fBudCV0 #CDNChildCare

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Excellent up-to-date analysis of critiques of Quebec childcare from a key USA policy expert https://t.co/KGf3YIImvb - "Hopefully now when people hear “Quebec” and “child care,” the story that springs to mind will be far more nuanced @ehaspel #cdnchildcare

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats.

Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Influential economist @IsabellaMWeber's support of quality public childcare (@newyorker)as essential infrastructure links to idea that family affordability/govt delivery of essentials are necessary to protect democracy. Looking forward to 'Anti- fascist Economics'! #cdnchildcare

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

For years I've watched the affordability crisis deepen while governments refuse to stop profiteering. When democracies don't deliver on essentials, fascism finds its audience.

I am writing ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS & ESSENTIAL to defend our democracies.

Coming from Random House.

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Great to see these "two stars of the [US] Democratic Party (and the personification of maximally cool guys) showcasing childcare. Why? As the @nytimes observes, "universal child care: is "a critical part of the affordability agenda" #cdnchildcare https://t.co/7JReMEuzfL

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

CRRU is hiring two social research assistants through the Canada Summer Jobs program. Apply by May 1, 2026! Read the job posting at https://t.co/FPk07gVBjh

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Tsk tsk.
Just imagine.
I'd be surprised if Orange Man knows what "daycare" is
https://t.co/cZnYLkcWKd

[Jvnior @Jvnior]

Marco Rubio 2 days ago: “Imagine if Iran funded the well-being of its people, rather than its military”

Trump today: “We can’t fund daycare or Medicaid, we need more money for our military”

Sometimes the jokes write themselves.

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Wow - I wouldn't talk about "confused" if I were you, @CatoInstitute https://t.co/MnlGxtlqrS

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

"Warfare, not childcare" is perfectly consistent with Trump's twisted worldview...sure hoping this particularly appalling prioritization stays south of the 49th parallel #cdnchildcare https://t.co/EMB2AJQjEz

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Martha Friendly has been invested into the Order of Canada as an Officer. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition of child care advocacy. Her passion for universal child care has inspired, ignited, and fuelled the efforts of many.

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Great to see this important decision on #cdnchildcare by the Supreme Court of Canada, interpreted by the UNHCR as "recognizing that access to childcare is not just a family issue, but a vital part of a woman’s right to economic independence and dignity" https://t.co/0flYw8IpP3

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

CRRU is delighted to release ECEC in Canada 2024/2025. It is an indispensable tool for researchers, advocates, and policy makers seeking to understand the changing landscape of child care in Canada. Check it out: https://t.co/LLxkbcHPPW #CDNChildCare

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

CRRU is very pleased to let you know that Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2024/2025 will be released on February 4, 2026. Subscribe to the CRRU newsletter to be notified on launch day: https://t.co/nc4RmjHCe8

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

Yay! So well deserved!
https://t.co/PoTgQ215MK

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

In #cdnchildcare, policy matters hugely, as this great illustration of ''what to do", and "what not to do" shows. Lots for Canada to learn from https://t.co/Yn7hWpjrBV @johnwlast

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

This new Aussie corporate childcare story https://t.co/YX7MFZrfN9 is even worse than the current story about shareholders' class action against @KinderCare for misrepresentation https://t.co/VRv1OwFUY2. This is certainly not what #cdnchildcare should be!

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

I have a piece out in @jacobin today, adapted from my new book Raising a Nation, on why good child care is about far more than just the economy-- it's about the very health of our communities and society.

[Eva Lloyd OBE @EvaLloyd50]

An important milestone: Africa's first ever continental conference on childcare held in Addis Ababa in June 2025

[Childcare Resource and Research Unit @childcarepolicy]

One more illustration (from Australia) about for-profit childcare's poorer quality ratings https://t.co/36VyVbvR45
This is very well established - I can't think of one study that showed otherwise #cdnchildcare @Child_Care_Now