Fed up with what felt like a mug’s game of searching for a daycare spot for her son, lawyer Nadine Blum says “enough is enough” when daycare providers asked for fees, just to get on their waitlist.

With her colleague Kelly Doctor, she sets out to change the law, only to realize that long lasting change will require a fundamental shift about who we think childcare is for.

Childcare advocate Sarah Ehrhardt contrasts her experience as a parent in Sweden and in Toronto, and lawyer Louis Century provides insight into how international law could be used as a tool to build a better childcare system.

Written by: Nadine Blum and Kelly Doctor

Produced by: Ellie Gordon-MoershelArtwork by: Annette Blum

Music credits:

Liftoff, by Jahzzar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Galaxy/Lift_Off_1082

Readers do you read, by Chris Zabriskie: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/Reappear/02_-_Readers_Do_You_Read

Ragtime Dance 1906, by Scott Joplin: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906

Biking in the Park, by Lee Rosevere: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_-_09_Biking_in_the_Park

Solitude, by Jazzhar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/HiFi_City_Tales/07_SolitudeI was waiting for him: by Lee Rosevere: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/The_Big_Loop_-_FML_original_podcast_score/Lee_Rosevere_-_The_Big_Loop_-_FML_original_podcast_score_-_17_I_Was_Waiting_for_Him

His Last Share of the Stars, by Doctor Turtle: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/The_Double-Down_Two-Step/his_last_share_of_the_stars_zeroed

Isn’t another postwar move, by Jahzzar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Blinded_by_dust/08_-_Isnt_Another_Post_War_Movie

What True Self? Feels Bogus, Let’s Watch Jason X, by Chris Zabriskie: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/Reappear/05_-_What_True_Self_Feels_Bogus_Lets_Watch_Jason_X

Energy, By Clearest Thoughts Directed, by Doctor Turtle: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/The_Double-Down_Two-Step/Energy_By_Clearest_Thoughts_Directed

Ulyses, by Jahzzar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Kuddelmuddel/Ulyses_master_2

Clips with permission from : CBC and Global News