@JustinWells11 @JonathanGilesTO@robertbenzie@munakadri@celliottability@Sflecce I appreciate your experience and your kids are lucky to be unaffected but we need to acknowledge this isn’t the case for all children and families (i.e. low ses, those without backyards, parents unable to support play or schooling due to work). Lots advocating for reopening
@yousparkypants @cat10086338 @robertbenzie@celliottability@Sflecce@fordnation The science very clearly supports children and schools are not spreaders. This is very much political. Even members of our science table have advocated for the opening of schools. The medical and scientific community have advocated for the opening of schools.
Early Childhood Educators and childcare workers are going into work every day to care for our children.
They are essential frontline workers in group settings. They should be prioritized for vaccines. Now.
#Budget2021 proposes to cut child care fees by 50% by 2022 and work with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners to deliver a high-quality, accessible child care system with $10 per day average fees. https://t.co/UE5GXJMEme
We’ve worked decades to hear this: Canada’s national budget acknowledges that “care work is the backbone of our economy. Just as roads and transit support our economic growth, so too does childcare.” #Cdnchildcare
Minister @Sflecce when will the early learning professionals working tirelessly to provide child care and education, putting their own health and safety on the line for children of “essential” workers, be declared “essential” themselves!!??
@jorgencep@SkyNewsAust Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights
Article 3
1. Human dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms are to be fully respected.
2. The interests and welfare of the individual should have priority over the sole interest of science or society.
2/2 @Sflecce & @fordnation focus on INCREASING quality (attract & retain high quality educators with #decentwages, reduced ratios). The proposed changes are short-sighted. For the betterment of our society we need high quality universal childcare. #risingupforchildcare@AECEO
1/2 @Sflecce + @fordnation - The proposed changes to CCEYA may increase accessibility but at the cost of quality. Research supports great social and economic outcomes from early years programs but this is dependent on the quality. #StopTheChildCareChanges