Standing Strong Together
In 2010, the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and the 91资源 released a draft plan for an Integrated System of Early Care and Learning in BC. The draft responded to BC’s implementation of full school day Kindergarten for 5 year olds and the deepening child care crisis facing BC families.
For over 6 months, thousands of British Columbians engaged in a dialogue about our draft plan. This dialogue helped shape and inform our finalized Community Plan for a Public System of Integrated Early Care and Learning. The Plan, released in April 2011, offers a concrete, innovative and ambitious way forward and provides a framework for significant and lasting change.
On November 21 – 30th 2024 Across Canada, families and advocates will join the call for the expansion and strengthening of the $10aDay Child Care Plan, which has already made a significant impact in making licensed child care more affordable and accessible for families across the country.
Please join us in the Canada’s Ten Days of Action in Support of the $10aDay Child Care Plan. If you're sharing on social media don't forget to use the following hashtags: #dayofactionforchildcare #10adaychildcare #10aDayChildCare #ServicesDeGarde10dollars #NotDoneYet #standingstrongtogether.
Since its release in April 2011, the Plan has been enthusiastically endorsed and supported by a growing number of individuals and organizations. These voices are calling on government to adopt and implement the Plan so that children, families, communities and our economy are served by a high quality, universal, democratic and accountable system of early care and learning.
Click on the images below or download the plan to find out more.
View the Roadmap for $10aDay Child Care in BC. Updated January 2022.
View the previous Spring 2021 Roadmap.
Download the various documents below to learn more.
Download the Policy Briefing PDF's below to find out more about the $10aDay Community Plan.
Download the Fact Sheets below to find out more about the $10aDay Community Plan
Nov 26, 2024
The report, Powering Growth: Economic Benefits from Canada’s $10-per-day Early Learning and Child Care Program, catalogues statistical data on several dimensions of the economic impact of expanded ELCC services (comparing 2024 outcomes to pre-pandemic levels).
Nov 17, 2024
As part of 10 Days of Action for Child Care and Early Learning, families and advocates from St. John’s to Victoria are calling for an expansion of the $10aDay Child Care Plan — to bring affordable and accessible child care to all families who need it.
Feb 22, 2024
View the joint media release Budget 2024: What’s happening for $10aDay Child Care in B.C.? Thank goodness for federal $10aDay child care investments! by the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and the 91资源.
Nov 17, 2022
On November 30th, 2022 across BC and Canada there will be many ways to celebrate educators and push for a fair wage grid. We encourage you to join us!
Plan vs. No Plan 
How Much Will BC Families Save With A $10aDay Child Care Plan? 
