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Sending your little one off to daycare be an emotional experience. Learn how to choose a great daycare, what questions to ask, how to prepare your child, and more.

CYBEX Is Offering 20% off Its Most Trusted Car Seats and Travel Systems for Baby Safety Month

CYBEX Is Offering 20% off Its Most Trusted Car Seats and Travel Systems for Baby Safety Month

Cybex is offering solid deals on their trusted car seats and travel systems — get them for 20% off during Baby Safety Month.

Courtney Leiva

70+ Best Amazon Labour Day Deals on Baby and Kids Products in 2024

70+ Best Amazon Labour Day Deals on Baby and Kids Products in 2024

We rounded up the 70+ best Labour Day deals on baby and kids products, including newborn essentials, toys and games, apparel, footwear, furniture and more.

Amanda Lauren

The Anatomy of a Great School Day

The Anatomy of a Great School Day

Our exhaustive guide will help you make every school day run as smoothly possible.

Help Kids Transition to Daycare: A Guide for Parents

Help Kids Transition to Daycare: A Guide for Parents

While transitioning to daycare can be scary for both you and your little one, believe us, it's worthwhile.

Kristen Miller

Fees are dropping! See how much less child care could cost in your city

Fees are dropping! See how much less child care could cost in your city

The federal government made a commitment to significantly reduce child care fees by the end of 2022. Here’s how much you can expect to save.

Ruba Hassan

Here’s what each political party is promising for child care

Here’s what each political party is promising for child care

Erin Gee and Erica Ifill

This federal election, I’m voting for child care—here’s why you should, too

This federal election, I’m voting for child care—here’s why you should, too

A tax credit wouldn't have helped when I was stuck on 12 waitlists. It won't help moms struggling to pay monthly fees or parents whose daycare closes overnight.

Carolyn Ferns

Will the national child-care plan survive the Canadian election?

Will the national child-care plan survive the Canadian election?

Kerry McCuaig, The Conversation

Why outdoor spaces should be part of every early learning program

Why outdoor spaces should be part of every early learning program

Christine Alden, The Conversation

Starting daycare during COVID? Here's what parents need to know

Starting daycare during COVID? Here's what parents need to know

MK Menon

Here's how much you could save with the new child care plan

Here's how much you could save with the new child care plan

Arisa Valyear

Everything we know about the national childcare plan

Everything we know about the national childcare plan

Childcare for an average of $10 a day within five years? The budget's big offering is ambitious and essential, say experts. Can they pull it off?

Shannon Proudfoot, Maclean's

Montessori vs. traditional preschool: How to choose

Montessori vs. traditional preschool: How to choose

What's the difference between Montessori and traditional preschool or daycare? Here's what you should know—and how to pick the best care for your kid.

Jaclyn Law

Is your kid’s daycare still serving milk?

Is your kid’s daycare still serving milk?

Dairy is losing popularity, soy milk is controversial and almond milk is off the table due to allergies. Who knew milk in daycares could be so complicated?

Cara Rosenbloom

24 secrets of daycare teachers—steal their tricks!

24 secrets of daycare teachers—steal their tricks!

We asked early childhood educators to reveal how they get our kids to eat their veggies, clean up their toys, go to sleep without a fuss and more.

Kara Aaserud

Daycare germs: what you need to know

Daycare germs: what you need to know

If your baby or toddler is about to start child care, here’s a handy guide on everything you need to know about the inevitable daycare germ onslaught.

Kalli Anderson

Why an Ontario tax credit for child care is a bad idea

Why an Ontario tax credit for child care is a bad idea

From multiple points of view, Premier Doug Ford's government's proposed tax-rebate child care plan does not add up. Here's what you need to know

Gordon Cleveland

10 things your daycare may not tell you

10 things your daycare may not tell you

You've looked long and hard to find a good daycare and now you feel you can finally relax. Don't. We highlight some of the things your child care provider might not be doing right.

Liza Finlay

The city with the most expensive daycare in Canada is…

The city with the most expensive daycare in Canada is…

Sky-high daycare costs in Canada are continuing to increase at a rate higher than that of inflation. Here’s how your city measures up.

Suzanne Gardner

My son made it through his first week of daycare but I barely survived

My son made it through his first week of daycare but I barely survived

I was finally going to get some independence back. But instead of relief and excitement, all I felt was dread and sorrow.

Stephanie Gilman

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