Updated Childcare Expansion Plan Presented To Council

Child-care challenge when it comes to access - Lindsay Advocate

Access to child-care centres for children five and younger has improved across most communities in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton since 2023, but a provincial use-it-or-lose-it funding deadline could jeopardize future expansion. Alyson Truax, the city’s manager of human services, told council at the Feb. 10 committee of the whole meeting that the region is on track to reach a 30-per-cent…

Updated Childcare Expansion Plan Presented To Council

KAWARTHA LAKES-Ayson Truax, Manager of Children’s Services, presented an update on Child Care Expansion and Directed Growth to council.  The Child Care Expansion and Directed Growth Plan Update (2025) explains how Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton are working to add more licensed childcare spaces for children up to age five. The province first set an initial goal of 443 new spaces. After changes and a centre closure, the total target is now 448 new…