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Report from the Ministerial Advisory Committee on the Government of Canada's Child Care Spaces Initiative
Title Page
Message from the Chair
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Child Care in Canada Involves All Orders of Government
Reasons Families Use Child Care Vary
Reasons Employers Are Involved or Interested in Child Care Vary
Addressing the Supply/Demand Imbalance
The Supply/Demand Equation
Recommendations
I. Increase Supply of Child Care Spaces by Investing in New and Existing Spaces
II. Decrease Demand for Existing Spaces
III. Increase Parents’ Ability to Pay for High Quality Care
IV. Increase Awareness and Understanding of Child Care Needs
Address Child Care Human Resource Challenges
Measurement and Accountability
Conclusions
Appendix I: Ministerial Advisory Committee on Child Care Spaces Initiative
Appendix II: Policy Principles
Appendix III: EI Maternity and Parental Benefits Compared with the Quebec Program, 2006
Appendix IV: Employer-supported Child Care Options
Appendix V: Current Federal Government Programs Supporting Child Care
Appendix VI: Women in the Paid Labour Force
Appendix VII: Number of supervised day care spaces, 1992 to 2004
References
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