Andrea Hannen

Andrea Hannen is the executive director of the Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario, which represents independent licensed child care programs, both commercial and not-for-profit.

New Report Exposes Flaws in Federal Child-Care Scheme

Commentary A report on the progress of the federal government’s child-care program has recently been published by the ...

Viewpoints August 15, 2025
Pre-Election Promises to Extend $10-a-Day Child-Care Scheme Could Be Costly

Commentary Launched as part of budget 2021 and marketed to families as $10-a-day child care, the Canada-Wide Early ...

Viewpoints February 21, 2025
To Cure Ontario’s Child-Care Woes, Fund Families Directly

Commentary In Ontario, the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program (CWELCC), marketed to voters as $10-a-day child ...

Viewpoints November 26, 2024
Ontario’s New Child-Care Funding Scheme Will Force Centre Closures

Commentary The government of Ontario recently announced its revamp of funding for licensed centres covered by the Canada-Wide ...

Viewpoints August 31, 2024
Until Parents Demand Better, There Won’t Be a Plan to Fix the Child-Care System

Commentary Earlier this month, the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women heard testimony about ...

Viewpoints February 19, 2024
Families Cut From $10-a-Day Child-Care Program Unlikely to Get Answers

Commentary In Lanark County, Ontario, a rural community just outside Ottawa, some 300 families were recently cut from ...

Viewpoints September 28, 2023

Andrea Hannen

New Report Exposes Flaws in Federal Child-Care Scheme

Pre-Election Promises to Extend $10-a-Day Child-Care Scheme Could Be Costly

To Cure Ontario’s Child-Care Woes, Fund Families Directly

Ontario’s New Child-Care Funding Scheme Will Force Centre Closures

Until Parents Demand Better, There Won’t Be a Plan to Fix the Child-Care System

Families Cut From $10-a-Day Child-Care Program Unlikely to Get Answers