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Megan Saunders, 34, thought she was doing everything right to secure child care early on, but now she is finding herself in an impossible situation because of her daughter’s school zone. “I can put her in school, but I’d…lose my job because there is no before-and-after-school care available at the …
Read More »Child-care wait lists balloon in many Ontario regions amid $10-a-day program
Child-care wait lists have ballooned across Ontario since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program, as demand due to the lower fees appears to be far outpacing the creation of new spaces in many regions. In Kawartha Lakes, one of several municipalities with a central wait list, children are now …
Read More »Alberta child-care providers to receive 80% of monthly claims at start of each month
Beginning March 1, Alberta child-care providers will receive 80 per cent of their monthly claim at the beginning of each month. The province announced the move Friday morning, after child-care providers voiced concerns about the timing of their payments. It translates to about $84 million in payments to more than …
Read More »Ontario ECEs among lowest paid in Canada, advocates say
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2023 1:15 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Advocates say that early childhood educators in Ontario are among the lowest paid in the country, and say that raising their wages is critical to the success of the $10-a-day child-care …
Read More »Alberta recommits to $10-a-day daycare plan in mandate letter
The Alberta government is reupping its commitment to affordable daycare. In her latest mandate letter, Premier Danielle Smith directed Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton to make $10-a-day daycare happen. Her letter tells Turton to start “Working with the federal government and child care providers to implement $10-per-day daycare …
Read More »First of 8 ready-to-move child care centres in Manitoba opens in Headingley – Winnipeg
Rural Manitoba families will have better access to child care with the opening of the first of eight ready-to-move centres, the provincial and federal governments announced Friday. Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson said the opening of the Bright Beginnings Educare facility in Headingley — which will provide with 20 infant and …
Read More »Ontario’s lower child care fees could see 100,000 more women in workforce: report
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2023 11:30 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s financial watchdog says $10-a-day child care has the potential to see nearly 100,000 more women enter the labour market, but only if the government creates more daycare spaces. …
Read More »Starting wage increase for Manitoba early childhood workers announced – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Starting wages for early childhood workers will be going up across Manitoba, beginning on July 1. The provincial and federal governments announced the increase — through $56.1 million in funding from Manitoba — Thursday. “By investing in early learning and child care, …
Read More »Trudeau, Manitoba premier to make child care announcement in Winnipeg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to make a child care announcement Friday in Winnipeg. The Prime Minister’s Office says Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson are to meet with parents to talk about the importance of affordable, high-quality child care before a news conference. He is then scheduled to visit …
Read More »Manitoba government slow to lower child-care fees: advocates – Winnipeg
Despite promises to make changes to child-care fees, advocates say Manitoba is slow to enact those pledges. Under a Canada-Manitoba agreement announced in 2021, a 50 per cent reduction in average parent fees was promised by the end of 2022, with an average of $10 per day by 2025-2026 for …
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