The exercise would be guided by attention to the principles and practices laid out in the Social Union Framework Agreement. There are potential other scenarios but the challenge is to develop and implement a scenario that will move the issue forward. A set of guiding principles, together with clear goals and objectives, is an important and useful point of reference for any social program. Best practices in early childhood education and child care policy as well as the commitments in the Framework Agreement to public accountability, transparency and involving non-governmental players in the processes will be useful in developing a set of principles for child care. Models of service Within overarching national guiding principles, a wide variety of models for provincial delivery of early childhood care and education services are possible.
Services are for all children regardless of parents' work status or income.
All older preschoolers may attend a full school day, and virtually all do. There are modest parent fees for services for younger children and for additional services. The Danish model All services for children 0-7 are under a Social Welfare mandate and are delivered at the local level by local governments and voluntary organizations. Parents and government share the costs with affordable fees for some services. The seamless day Variations on this program have been proposed in Ontario since the 1980s.