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CUPE Saskatchewan and Child Care Now brought the conversation about the future of child care in Saskatchewan to Yorkton on October 1 as part of their ongoing series of public town halls across the province.

CUPE Saskatchewan hosted an information table at a Picnic in the Park to Save Child Care on Saturday, August 8. Organized by the Saskatchewan NDP, the picnic highlighted the need to protect and strengthen Saskatchewan’s child care system.

CUPE Saskatchewan President Kent Peterson joined Early Learning and Childcare Shadow Minister Joan Pratchler this morning as she launched a new campaign for people to send a message to Education Minister Everett Hindley demanding affordable child care.

On Friday, the federal government announced additional child care funding. This is promising for the many families, workers, and centres across Saskatchewan – especially at a time when Scott Moe’s damaging cuts are about to take effect with serious consequences.

In response to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s cuts to child care, CUPE SK president Kent Peterson released the following statement: Scott Moe’s child care cuts break the promise of $10-a-day child care and will cost families and workers more.

CUPE Saskatchewan is urging the provincial government to strongly advocate for the continued success and expansion of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program ahead of upcoming ministerial meetings. In a letter sent to Minister of Education Everett Hindley, CUPE Saskatchewan President Kent Peterson outlined concerns about the uncertainty facing Saskatchewan families, child care workers, and centres.