Rebecca Schulz

• $25-a-day daycare pilot program introduced by Alberta NDP ends April 1

  "When we first told families that they were going to get this decrease on their fees, we had parents in tears," said YMCA GM Candace Stecyk.

  Money

  Mar 25
• Alberta proposes rule changes for licensing and monitoring child-care spaces

  The risk-based model would still see inspectors check on all facilities, but would have them focus more on new centres and on those struggling to meet rules and standards.

  Education

  Oct 28, 2020
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• Alberta to start consultations to improve child care while also removing red tape

  With the Child Care Licensing Regulation set to expire early next year, the Alberta government says it is set to start consultations with stakeholders to improve the quality of child care in the province while also making it safer.

  Politics

  Jun 9, 2020
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• Alberta couple gutted by adoption agency closure: ‘We just want to be parents’

  For Alberta couple Linda Hoang and Mike Brown, the news their adoption agency is closing is another setback in their long and difficult journey to becoming parents.

  Canada

  May 29, 2020
• Children’s services minister says Alberta working to use more hotels as COVID-19 isolation centres

  Children's Services Minister Rebecca Schulz said that although the province has not had any confirmed COVID-19 cases in shelters for Albertans who are homeless, her government is committed to protecting vulnerable people during the pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2020
• Alberta government to axe child care accreditation program

  The child care accreditation funding program, which was initially launched in 2004, will end April 1, 2020.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2020
• Alberta government warns childcare programs will lose grants in spring

  The UCP will be cutting a pair of programs meant to support childcare centres and workers in Alberta.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2019
• Alberta NDP make push to keep $25-a-day childcare program

  The NDP have tabled a petition in the house with more than 1000 signatures that call on the UCP to extend funding for $25-a-day childcare.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2019