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Rural child care options strain farm families in 1990s
The Federated Women’s Institutes noted farm families needed flexible seasonal child care bringing caregivers to farms. After government funding expanded in the early 1990s, cuts reduced pilots and registries. Saskatchewan and Manitoba projects persist with shortages, tight funding, and reliance on relatives or private sitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Rogers
Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada
Alberta
Ral
Limboe
Ottawa
Barb Gibson
Ontario
Canadian Agriculture Safety Program
Gibson
Saskatchewan
Outlook
Assiniboia
Redvers
Moosomin
Joan Windrim
Play Fair
Windrim
Jane Wilson
Langruth
Man
Plumas
Wilson
Audrey Grier
Manitoba Women’s Institute
Grier
Mwi
Manitoba