The Mutart Founda�on Response to the Early Learning and Child Care Funding Formula Approach outlined in Discussion Papers Prepared by the Ministry of Children and Family Services, Government of Alberta

The Mutart Foundaon Response to the Early Learning and Child Care Funding Formula Approach outlined in Discussion Papers Prepared by the Ministry of Children and Family Services, Government of Alberta On behalf of The Mutart Foundaon, please accept the following submission in response to the early learning and child care funding formula approach outlined in the discussion papers prepared by the Mi. [...] Under the Canada-Alberta Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, the main policy goals are to reduce parent-paid fees, to expand the provision of high-quality, affordable child care, to address barriers to inclusion and the delivery of flexible child care and to value and support the early childhood workforce.1 Research on early learning and child care funding by the Organisaon for Ec. [...] Broadly, these elements include the composion and nature of the workforce, the curriculum and pedagogy employed within a program, the nature and level of family engagement and the nature and design of indoor and outdoor environments and spaces. [...] The level and nature of the public funding the Ministry of Children and Family Services provides will need to be sufficient to support the delivery of high-quality early learning and child care in a range of service environments, with cost 4 Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Child Care. [...] They also take into account the main characteriscs of the Alberta early learning and child care landscape, while remaining focused on the need to place the best interests of children and their families at the centre of the design and delivery of services.