Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.

Published purpose

Through this 33-month systemic change project, the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC will scale the $10aDay Child Care initiative to advance women’s economic security and prosperity and representation in organizational leadership and decision-making roles. It will scale the measurable public policy and funding progress achieved to date, prioritizing equitable access to flexible $10aDay child care in BC staffed by fairly compensated educators. It will address intersectional barriers facing women who are disproportionately impacted in their search for and/or work in child care. To do so, the project will engage underrepresented women to co-develop system-building solutions and recommendations, develop a Provincial Advocates’ Network, convene inclusive Policy Tables and Childcare Dialogues across BC, and promote leadership opportunities within the childcare sector for racialized women, women living on low-incomes, with disabilities, and in northern and rural communities. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC will: introduce provincial $10aDay childcare webinars, support families, educators and operators to engage with local school boards, and advance effective provincial childcare policies and funding in the new economic context. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.