How Should Alberta Improve Child Care Quality and Safety?
Official title: Child care engagement
Alberta gathered feedback on modernizing child care legislation. The province wanted to know how to improve quality and safety while cutting red tape. Parents, child care providers, and early childhood educators all had their say.
Why This Matters
Have kids in daycare? This shaped the rules that keep them safe. Parents wanted clearer standards. Providers wanted less paperwork. The changes affect how child care centres operate across Alberta.
What Could Change
Child care legislation was updated based on this feedback. The government streamlined regulations to make the system easier to navigate. Future legislative changes may also draw on what was heard.
Key Issues
- How can child care quality and safety standards be improved?
- What unnecessary red tape should be cut for child care providers?
- How can the child care system be easier to navigate?
How to Participate
- This consultation is now closed. You can read the Child Care Consultation Report to see what was heard.
What Happened
Feedback was collected through an online survey from June 15 to July 15, 2020. MLA Tracy Allard also led virtual talk sessions with child care operators, key interest groups, and industry associations. The input helped inform updates to child care legislation.