US EditionOntario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/day
- On Nov. 11, 2025, Ontario secured a one-year extension for the national $10-a-day child-care program with $695 million in federal funding, assuring parents fees won't rise.
- Negotiations began only recently, making parents, child-care operators and advocates nervous, though Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra said talks ran with a good working relationship.
- Limits on for-profit spaces have slowed expansion, with Peel Region turning down more than 2,000 potential spaces, while child-care operators cite staffing shortages despite Ontario's wage floor for early childhood educators.
- Federal Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu said she is optimistic about talks with Ontario and voiced willingness Monday to continue discussions to stabilize the child-care sector.
- Long-Term gaps remain despite the one-year extension, as the 2022 child-care agreement committed to 86,000 new spaces by December 2026 but still leaves a shortfall of more than 220,000, with the auditor saying 10,000 ECEs are needed.
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Ontario secures 1-year child-care extension to keep average fees at $19/day
Ontario has secured a one-year extension with the federal government for the national $10-a-day child-care program, giving parents reassurance their fees won't rise for at least 12 more months, but with much hard work still to be done.
Ontario, feds agree to a 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/day
Ontario has secured a one-year extension with the federal government for the national $10-a-day child-care program, giving parents reassurance their fees won't rise for at least 12 more months, but with much hard work still to be done.
Ontario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/day
Ontario has secured a one-year extension with the federal government for the national $10-a-day child-care program, giving parents reassurance their fees won’t rise for at least 12 more months, but with much hard work still to be done.
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