Child Care Now Nova Scotia regularly organizes events, actions, and rallies for our members and supporters, and leverages our social media platforms to raise awareness and agitate for policy change to improve the lives of educators and families throughout Nova Scotia. Here’s a handful of our most impactful actions and campaigns.
All I Want for Mother’s Day is Child Care and Midwifery
May 5, 2024
In partnership with the Association of NS Midwives, Child Care Now Nova Scotia hosted a family-friendly event celebrating mothers, caregivers, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs), and midwives at Halifax’s Peace and Friendship Park. The event aimed to highlight the importance of having a strong child care system and midwifery services throughout the province. The event was well-attended by organizational supporters and community members, with families enjoying fun activities, games, and learning about the importance of child care and midwifery services.
Child Care Check-In
September 21, 2023
Child Care Now Nova Scotia hosted a virtual event for our members and supporters to discuss updates on early learning and child care across Nova Scotia and nationally. The event featured three key speakers Christine Saulnier (Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives NS and Steering Committee member), Morna Ballantyne (Executive Director of Child Care Now National), and Child Care Now Nova Scotia Coordinator Kenya Thompson. The event also included time for discussion, encouraging attendees to share their experiences and contribute to advocacy efforts for improving the early learning and child care system throughout the province.
Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day
July 23, 2023
Our organization put a call out for Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) to share stories about the challenges they face working in the sector—such as poor working conditions and insufficient wages—shedding light on key issues facing the sector and the need for government action.
Families for ECEs Rally
July 2021
Child Care Now Nova Scotia organized rally in support of ECEs at Halifax’s Peace and Friendship Park to push for strengthened working conditions and wages for ECEs throughout the province. We encouraged supporters to express their solidarity remotely by sharing chalk messages on social media with #thetimeisnow.
Child care centres in Ahmerst, Cole Harbour, Glace Bay, Bedford also participated remotely, key organizational partners (CUPE NS and Justice for Workers NS) and many key political figures (NDP MLA Gary Burrill, MLA Kendra Coombes) joined as well.
The Time is Now
March 2022
This social media campaign encouraged Child Care Now Nova Scotia members and supporters to send letters to their MLA
demanding fair wages, benefits, pensions, and sick leave for ECEs.
Over 700 Nova Scotians from communities throughout the province participated in this campaign, sending letters to their local representatives and bringing light to the challenges faced by critically-needed Early Childhood Educators (ECEs).
Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day
June 9, 2022
Reaching out to members and supporters through our monthly newsletter and social media channels, Child Care Now Nova Scotia collected personal testimonies from parents throughout Nova Scotia about what their children’s Early Childhood Educator (ECE) means to them.