86.17EM Emergency Resolution: Child Care
Whereas, There are many families in which there is only one parent;
Whereas, There are many families in which, because of the cost of living, both parents must be employed outside the home;
Whereas, Many mothers and fathers feel the need to continue a career before their children are of an age to care for themselves; and
Whereas, Low income families are subsidized for the cost of child-care and high income families have no need of subsidy, which leaves middle income earners in a difficult position; therefore be it,
RESOLVED, That The National Council of Women of Canada urge the Government of Canada to:
- Initiate the development of a nation-wide system of child-care in Canada by sharing a substantial portion of the cost of such a system.
- Ensure (a) grants given to provincial and territorial governments be forwarded only to licensed child-care programs or family day-home-care programs regulated, supervised by provincial or municipal governments.
Ensure (b) that funding for child-care be contingent on quality care:
i.) That licensed child-care centres employ at least one administrator having specialized early childhood education training;
ii.) That other child-care givers, including family day-home-mothers be required to attend in-service programs to ensure quality care.
Ensure (c) that such grants include programs set up for before and after school care and school vacation care for 6 – 12 year olds.