Educator's Corner

The Nova Scotia government has scrapped a deadline for private childcare operators to make a decision on the future of their businesses, and says those who choose to remain private will still be funded.



https://halifax.citynews.ca/local-news/province-says-private-childcare-operators-will-still-be-funded-under-new-agreement-4978847?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR1kXRP6pUjrM_XHYP5VsFBaaoaHuKuCW3mJo2u4fsFCFY-j7X8X5yAjZho

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Nor is there much evidence that universal daycare is good for children. Despite the budget lavishing praise on the Quebec system, two long-term studies on its childcare system, also by Baker, Gruber and Milligan, tell a dark tale. These scholars talk of consistent and robust evidence for negative effects on child outcomes, especially for boys. Think more hyperactivity, inattention, aggressiveness, issues with motor and social skills plus a reduction of the child-parent relationship.

Danielle Kubes: Universal daycare bad for women, children and the economy If we’re going to spend billions to support women’s preferences should we not let her decide those preferences for herself?