, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Very good. Thank you very much. Sioned, last word to you, because we have run out of time.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Okay. Jane Malcolm.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Thank you. I just wanted to come back to recruitment and retention, because, clearly, Estonia have done extremely well on ensuring that you've got a highly trained workforce. Apart from money, which is the obvious, is there anything that either Scotland or…
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Okay. Very good. Carolyn Thomas wanted to come back in.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Thank you. Can I bring in Sioned Williams now?
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Can we move on to Peter Fox now?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Thanks. Carolyn Thomas.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Thank you.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Okay. Jane—briefly, please.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Okay.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Yes. I think come back to it, because we're running out of time, so—
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Okay. So, let me repeat it. How are you—? What is your strategy for integrating early years education and care, in your nation? You've touched a little bit on this earlier, but it'd be useful to—. What is your strategy for, or what is the federal Government's…
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Thank you, Jane. Right, I think we need to move on to Buffy Williams now, or we're going to run out of time.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Thank you. Jane wants to come in.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Martha.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Very good. Shall I call in Jane Malcolm?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
I think we should take Maria first, in case the technical—. Maria, and then we'll go to Jane.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Maria, are you getting translation? Excellent. Very good. Go ahead, Jane.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Obviously, they need to apply, but assuming they have met that need, then it's free. Excellent. I'm going to call Jane Dodds now. We think Maria has translation, but we're not certain.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Okay, so, where somebody needs extra help, then it's completely free. Excellent.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
I'd like to welcome Maria Jürimäe from the University of Tartu in Estonia. Obviously, Estonia has been on a massive journey, starting from a very low base to now having, probably, the best early years education service in the whole of the Organisation for…
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Work in progress. Thank you.
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Okay. Just before I move on to Maria Jürimäe from Estonia, could I just ask, you say that eight provinces or territories have already moved to a maximum fee of CA$10 a day. Is that still a barrier for those who are living in poverty?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Okay. Can I ask, Martha, obviously, the Childcare Resource and Research Unit has got social justice and tackling poverty as part of its remit, so how successful do you think you can say that the Canadian model is at addressing that poverty attainment gap?
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Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Very good. Jane Dodds wanted to ask a question.
