Invitation to preregister - Lunch & Learn with Lynell Anderson- Moncton May 8th, Fredericton May 7th

Lunch & Learn with Lynell Anderson:
Child Care - It's More than Money
Lynell Anderson is Project Director with the Child Care Advocacy Association of
Canada (CCAAC).
She is a B.C.-based Certified General Accountant and child care advocate who has
worked with community groups, governments,
and businesses for more than 20 years. She has expertise in child care finances
and related policy development.

When it comes to public funding for quality child care services, Canada invests
less than most other industrialized countries, so it's no surprise that we also
have the fewest spaces.
But how do we make sure that more public funding for child care programs
actually increases access to quality, affordable services in communities?
How can we move from the current patchwork of underfunded services to a
comprehensive system?
Lynell will share the tools and resources that have informed the CCAAC's Child
Care Policy - Making the Connections project, which aims to support communities
and governments to analyze and promote effective early learning and child care
policy and investments.
This session will be of interest to the child care community (child care
workforce, parents, researchers) and all other interested groups and
stakeholders.

A hands-on opportunity to model child care system-building!
Fredericton: Mon. May 7, noon to 2pm - Wilmot Church, King St.
Moncton: Tues. May 8, noon to 2pm - Crowne Plaza (corner Highfield & Main)
Light lunch provided. FREE but you must pre-register:
Email your name, phone & group/work affiliation to:
acswcccf@gnb.ca or call 1-800-332-3087.

Organized by
N.B. Child Care Coalition and the
New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Rosella Melanson
Directrice générale, Conseil consultatif sur la condition de la femme au
Nouveau-Brunswick
506 444-4101 ; 1 800 332-3087 ; télécopieur 506 444-4318
236, rue King, Fredericton (N.-B.) E3B 1E2
Executive Director, New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women
506 444-4101; 1-800-332-3087; fax 506 444-4318
236 King St. Fredericton, N.B. E3B 1E2
rosella.melanson@gnb.ca ; www.acswcccf.nb.ca

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Lunch & Learn with Martha Friendly, April 13th in Moncton

How to Get Fair Wages for Child Care Workers - the Ontario Experience

Lunch & Learn
with
Martha Friendly,

Coordinator, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, author and a Senior research associate at the University of Toronto

Pay equity* has led to significant wage increases for child care providers in Ontario. The New Brunswick government recently announced that it will do job evaluations and provide pay equity for child care providers. The process followed in Ontario had each child care centre file an examination of the responsibilities and skills necessary, supporting the profession's view that child caregiving work is not "just babysitting". Can the Ontario pay equity project serve as a model for other governments in raising wages for women?

* Pay equity means employees earn equal pay for work of comparable value.
· Thurs. April 12, noon to 1:30 pm – Wilmot Church, King St. Fredericton
· Fri. April 13, noon to 1:30 pm – Delta Beauséjour, Main St., Moncton
· Sat. April 14, 10:00 am to noon – Millidgeville Community Centre (99 Daniel Ave), Saint John


Light lunch provided. FREE but you must pre-register: Email your name, phone & group/work affiliation to: acswcccf@gnb.ca or call 1-800-332-3087