Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care

In 2018, we co-developed Canada’s Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework because we believe that programs for Indigenous communities are developed by Indigenous communities, especially when it comes to children. Every child in Canada should have the best possible start in life. But there is still progress to be made.

A re-elected Liberal government will:

  • Move forward on building an Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care system that meets the needs of Indigenous families, wherever they live.
  • Ensure more Indigenous families have access to high-quality programming.
  • Create 3,300 new child care spaces.
  • Invest in Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern communities.
  • Continue to support before and after school care for First Nations children on reserve.