Cara Steiner
@carasteiner.bsky.social
Into nerdy things like policy and public early years education... also a big fan of dogs.
As an ECE who was a delegate today and still listening to this part of the meeting - hearing this and then seeing a unanimous vote was a bright spot for the 2025 child care sector.
October 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
As an ECE who was a delegate today and still listening to this part of the meeting - hearing this and then seeing a unanimous vote was a bright spot for the 2025 child care sector.
Seeing "Classrooms, Care, and Communities" in the background really highlights your point here.
March 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Seeing "Classrooms, Care, and Communities" in the background really highlights your point here.
This is exactly like the province underfunding older licensed child care programs, forcing them to use up reserves, and now that reserves are used up they have no idea how to support a sustainable sector going forward. The line of questioning from this councillor is ridiculous.
March 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is exactly like the province underfunding older licensed child care programs, forcing them to use up reserves, and now that reserves are used up they have no idea how to support a sustainable sector going forward. The line of questioning from this councillor is ridiculous.
She raises an excellent point. Not everything can be about dollars and cents.
March 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
She raises an excellent point. Not everything can be about dollars and cents.
I don't know, Ralph Klein may have been hotter.
December 18, 2024 at 12:23 AM
I don't know, Ralph Klein may have been hotter.
Honestly your posts here just make me want to be friends with you haha.
December 17, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Honestly your posts here just make me want to be friends with you haha.
Well thank you! Learned something new today. 🙂
November 27, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Well thank you! Learned something new today. 🙂
Why did I not realize session runs at night time? Does this always happen?
November 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Why did I not realize session runs at night time? Does this always happen?
Look here, I’ll always share pictures of my dog no matter how popular anyone is.
November 23, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Look here, I’ll always share pictures of my dog no matter how popular anyone is.
I am in Early Education and I can guarantee that the person sending that letter hates sending it as much as you hate getting it... haha.
November 20, 2024 at 6:25 PM
I am in Early Education and I can guarantee that the person sending that letter hates sending it as much as you hate getting it... haha.
Was the one at the Bay the one with the spiral that you drove down? My childhood self was always delighted when we parked in that parkade haha.
November 18, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Was the one at the Bay the one with the spiral that you drove down? My childhood self was always delighted when we parked in that parkade haha.
I often think of "love your neighbour like yourself", and use it as a guiding practice in life. Doesn't mean I always get it, but it is worth striving for!
November 18, 2024 at 6:27 PM
I often think of "love your neighbour like yourself", and use it as a guiding practice in life. Doesn't mean I always get it, but it is worth striving for!
The privilege it takes to look at this issue as a single issue without considering all the other policies that need to be addressed and advocated for to actually support all human beings is astounding.
November 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The privilege it takes to look at this issue as a single issue without considering all the other policies that need to be addressed and advocated for to actually support all human beings is astounding.
When we underfund ed, children miss early interventions and lag in executive functioning, numeracy and literacy skills. Children who cannot read at grade level by grade 3 are four times less likely to graduate from high school on time, affecting all other outcomes.
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All Saskatoon children deserve an equal start: Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation - Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation
Originally published in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix on Oct 08, 2021 “A child who can’t read at grade level by […]
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November 18, 2024 at 4:50 PM
When we underfund ed, children miss early interventions and lag in executive functioning, numeracy and literacy skills. Children who cannot read at grade level by grade 3 are four times less likely to graduate from high school on time, affecting all other outcomes.
spsfoundation.ca/the-foundati...
spsfoundation.ca/the-foundati...
Public education is a part of this "single issue" as well. Children in our schools need teachers, EA's, therapists of all times, and funding that meets the needs of everyone. It doesn't matter if your children do not attend public schools, not funding public education hurts all of us.
November 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Public education is a part of this "single issue" as well. Children in our schools need teachers, EA's, therapists of all times, and funding that meets the needs of everyone. It doesn't matter if your children do not attend public schools, not funding public education hurts all of us.
It means that public health needs transparency and adequate funding. So often, the supports of children in schools are linked to our health system and having a "diagnosis", and when public health suffers with long waiting lists, so do our children.
November 18, 2024 at 4:44 PM
It means that public health needs transparency and adequate funding. So often, the supports of children in schools are linked to our health system and having a "diagnosis", and when public health suffers with long waiting lists, so do our children.
It means that we care about social programs such as income supports, child care subsidies, affordable housing, and harm reduction. If one is pro-life then we need to care about life for the entirety of a human being.
November 18, 2024 at 4:43 PM
It means that we care about social programs such as income supports, child care subsidies, affordable housing, and harm reduction. If one is pro-life then we need to care about life for the entirety of a human being.
Being pro-life should mean that we care deeply about high quality, publicly funded Early Learning and Child Care programs that are accessible, affordable, and inclusive. All children and families should be able to find a space if it would support them as a family unit.
November 18, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Being pro-life should mean that we care deeply about high quality, publicly funded Early Learning and Child Care programs that are accessible, affordable, and inclusive. All children and families should be able to find a space if it would support them as a family unit.
I like D! I like the YQR, but I also could see QC as that is what is in your podcast. 🙂
November 18, 2024 at 1:43 AM
I like D! I like the YQR, but I also could see QC as that is what is in your podcast. 🙂