The Globe and Mail

Daycare workers are exiting the profession in droves, just as access for parents opens up

Eighteen months into the pandemic, Patricia Nogueira decided she’d had enough. She was tired of straining to communicate with children through a mask and face shield at the daycare centre where she ...
The Province

Trish Tucker and Leigh Vanderloo: Children in child care not getting enough exercise

Most Canadian children are now enrolled in some type of child care while their parents work, many for multiple hours a day, several days a week. Given the increasingly busy schedules of today’s ...

Kids in child care need healthy movement — and guidelines can improve their health

Best practice guidelines for healthy movement in child-care settings serve as a critical step to create more active and health-promoting child-care centres.
The Globe and Mail

How much parents benefit from the national child-care plans depends on where they live

When Michael McTavish’s Calgary daycare signed on to the national child-care plan earlier this year, the realtor and his wife, who works in human resources, a saw the monthly bill for their two ...

Opinion: Kids in child care need healthy movement — and guidelines can improve their health

Best practice guidelines for healthy movement in child-care settings serve as a critical step to create more active and ...