YWCA St. John’s completed consultations with parents and caregivers from equity-deserving groups across N.L. to understand the unique challenges facing families in accessing child care. Through a human-centered design approach, community led solutions identified childcare as critical social infrastructure. This interactive presentation identifies ways child care access can increase economic opportunity, addresses workforce issues and directly impacts poverty reduction and well-being.
Join YWCA St. John’s to learn more about these findings, better understand the role municipalities can play in supporting increased child care access, and add to the conversation by sharing with YWCA the unique child care challenges your municipality faces.
Presented by YWCA staff team members Deanne Howlett, Director of Strategic Development and Childcare and Maria Gentle, Executive Director.