Brooke Richardson, PhD, is a care activist, scholar and mother (of 4!) motivated by the belief that good care is foundational to meaningful lives and a democratic society.  She is an Assistant Professor position in Child and Youth Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax, Canada) and Research Associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Her research and scholarly work focus on reconceptualizing and reasserting care in early childhood education, reimagining child welfare systems through an ethics of care lens and resisting the financialization of caring for children in Canada. She has published and presented nationally and internationally on topics related to caring for children and has recently published two edited volumes: Feminisms and the Early Childhood Educator: Critical Conversations (Bloomsbury) and Mothering on the Edge: A Critical Examination of Mothering within Child Protection Systems (Demeter Press). She is currently working on a follow up book, also with Demeter Press called: "Voices from the edge: First person voices of mothers who have survived child protection systems" (Project publication October 2025).