10/11/2024
I am not gonna lie, this is the first time in my 15 years of being able to vote that I am going to the polls with my shoulders slumped and with no optimism. I truly feel like I am in a damned if I do and damned if I don’t position; as the owner operator of my own childcare program, I cannot help but disagree with so much of the NDPs platform. However, at the same time, I understand that a conservative government is guaranteed to screw over my families and my educators. Instead, the way that I look at it is like this; politicians are public servants, and they work for me. Therefore, as a voting citizen, it is my responsibility to ensure that those politicians are doing good on their promises. And I’m going to continue advocating for myself as an in-home multi age program, and I will continue to push against this narrative of “ for profit equals s**t quality” (HA! If only they knew that the only money I pay, myself is the $6 wage enhancement… everything goes back to the children)
and I will continue showing that those of us dedicated educators who have the ability, will open and will run quality centers. That it does not look or fit the mold of the supposed superior quality not for profit centres is probably a good thing, because then it means that I am showing that childcare can be done differently and it can be absolutely amazing.
In the last month, I have had two instructors from Douglas College visit their students in my program and have marvelled at the amazing program that we are running. One of them even thanked me for running an amazing program that was so supportive of future early childhood educators, and they would definitely continue sending me practicum students
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