Publicly Owned Child Care: Benefits and Implementation Strategies
Explore the significance of publicly owned child care, its fit in different countries, potential models, and the assets it brings to the implementation of early learning and child care initiatives. Discover how municipalities, school authorities, and other entities can play crucial roles in shaping public child care services.
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Public child care Public child care Overview and context Overview and context Presenters Martha Friendly (Moderator) Rianne Mahon Merete Villsen Julie Cyr Bonny Traverse Definition owned and operated by a public ( state ) government entity such as a municipality, school board or Indigenous governing body.
How does publicly owned child care fit in? How does publicly owned child care fit in? Beyond our borders In countries with mature child care systems, public child care predominates (although there is some non-profit and for-profit provision). There is no well- developed ELCC system that doesn t have a significant public sector. In Canada Historically - very little public child care. Not the norm or default. This is shared by the liberal democratic welfare regimes (all of which uses market child care models).
What does/can/could it look like? What does/can/could it look like? Municipalities (or municipal entities) School authorities Indigenous governing bodies Local health bodies New entities (e.g. Regional Children s Councils Manitoba Commission report 2016) Two roles, both important: - public ownership - public management This symposium is about the first, but the second will undoubtedly arise, esp regarding municipalities.
What assets can public child care bring to What assets can public child care bring to implementation of CWELCC ? implementation of CWELCC ? IN REALITY . - Spaces! Critical need for not-for-profit expansion - Steering - where and what - Public ownership - facilities/land - Economies of scale - Stability of public services - Local - subsidiarity
