Affordable Child-Care Program Extended in Ontario, but Not to $10 a Day
The deal includes $12 billion in federal funding and keeps average fees at $19 a day until June 30, 2027.
- On Tuesday, Ontario and the federal government agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program for another four years, maintaining average fees at $19 a day until June 30, 2027.
- Federal Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu announced the four-year deal includes $12 billion in federal funding, plus Ontario's share of an additional $5.4 billion, providing stability for operators and parents.
- While Ontario fees average $19 daily and are capped at $22, parents are still saving about $9,000 per child compared to costs before the program.
- Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra acknowledged the province fell short of its goal to create 86,000 affordable spaces by this year, achieving just shy of 60,000.
- Calandra said the province expects a good deal of spaces to become available next year, though the agreement includes no promise to reach the program's signature goal of lowering average fees to $10.
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Temporary relief as Ontario child care deal extended, but advocates slam agreement for freezing wage improvements, stalling fee reductions, and making no new commitments to make affordable child care available for more families
TORONTO — Child care advocates, early childhood educators, and parents are expressing a mixture of relief and severe frustration following the announcement of a four-year extension to the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreement that sets no new targets to strengthen or expand the system. While the extension averts an immediate funding cliff […]
Ontario child-care program extended, but fees stay above $10 a day
Ontario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it comes with no promises of further lowering the fees parents pay. The province is one of only two, including Alberta, that had not reached longer-term deals beyond the program's initial five years, and securing funding until at least 2031 will give operators and parents some certainty. But what it may …
Affordable child-care program extended in Ontario, not to $10 a day
Ontario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it comes with no promises of further lowering the fees parents pay. The province is one of only two, including Alberta, that had not reached longer-term deals beyond the program’s initial five years, and securing funding until at least 2031 will give operators and parents some certainty. But what it may …
Ontario, feds extending affordable child-care program but costs to stay the same
Ontario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it may not live up to its signature goal — lowering parent fees to an average of $10 a day.
The Toronto Star
Affordable child-care program extended in Ontario, but not to $10 a day
VAUGHAN - Ontario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it comes with no promises of
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