Shift workers shut out: N.S. families can’t find care outside 7-to-6
Nova Scotia families who work outside standard business hours are finding licensed child care almost impossible to secure, CBC reported on August 26. Providers in the province set their own hours, and programming typically runs Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to between 5 and 6 p.m. — a window that does not cover nurses, paramedics, retail and hospitality staff, or anyone on rotating shifts.
The story features a nurse who left direct patient care for a role without night shifts because she could not find coverage, and notes colleagues who dropped to casual or part-time hours for the same reason. The Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union president called on government to get creative in supporting shift workers.
Non-standard-hours care is a recurring gap in the Canada-wide system and one worth watching for anyone planning school-age or extended-hours programming.
Source: CBC NEWS – The struggle to find child care for parents whose working hours aren’t the typical 9-5
