Child care deal eludes Dryden as governments try to get new national program
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A final deal with the provinces and territories on child care remained out of reach Friday for Social Development Minister Ken Dryden, who urged his counterparts to grab at a historic chance for a national program.
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MIAMI Â· Community activists gearing up to enroll thousands of children in the state&#39;s health insurance program said Friday they have yet to receive the materials and information necessary to do the job.
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The Bush administration continues to have a hard time selling its plan to turn more federal work over to the private sector.
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President Bush and Congress prepared for a showdown over renewing and expanding a health insurance program that covers millions of children.
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Berlin- Leading politicians from both sides of Germany's grand coalition government Sunday swung behind proposals to treble the number of daycare places for small children, but disagreed about how they should ...Comment
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Many states are distressingly lax in their regulation and oversight of child care centers, according to a new nationwide survey which gives its lowest marks to Idaho and Louisiana and its highest grade to the far-flung system run by the U.S. military.
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President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a popular program that provides health coverage to poor children, saying that expanding the program would enlarge the role of the federal government at the expense of pr...
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As political gridlock in Washington muddies the long-term funding outlook for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, some states are preparing contingency measures such as enrollment caps or cutting children from the rolls.
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Critics say new rules to standardise funding of continuing care in England do not go far enough.
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TORONTO (CP) - The recent $41-billion health-care deal with the federal government will help solve some of today&#39;s problems, but does little to address inevitable challenges in the future, New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord said Thursday.
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Ottawa and the provinces are starting talks to create something many Canadian families only dream of right now: quality, affordable, and universal day care.
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U.S. congressional leaders on Friday  said they reached agreement on legislation to expand a  health-care program for children in low-income families,  setting up a potential showdown with President George W. Bush  who has vowed to veto it.
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A watchdog warns many vulnerable children may not be receiving suitable or cost-effective education.
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OTTAWA -- Social Development Minister Ken Dryden met provincial and territorial representatives Tuesday to discuss issues ranging from help for people with disabilities to prospects for a national child-care system.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The nature of child care is changing, a Statistics Canada study indicates.
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Governors from both parties appealed Sunday for the Bush administration and Congress to provide more money &#151; now and over the long term &#151; for a health care program that insures millions of children.
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Presidents of both parties talk tough about eliminating unneeded, outdated or wasteful federal programs. But they rarely succeed.