Child Care Spaces

• More parents are using child care — but use still below pre-pandemic levels

  The data shows more than half of children aged five and under, about 56 per cent, had a child-care space, but it had not reached the pre-pandemic level of 60 per cent seen in 2019.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2023
  
• B.C. unveils new $145-per-month child-care subsidy for school-aged kids

  Starting Sept. 1, the province is rolling out a new subsidy program that will reduce the cost of such programs by up to $145 per child per month.

  Education

  Aug 31, 2023
  
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• First of 8 ready-to-move child care centres in Manitoba opens in Headingley

  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.

  Politics

  Jul 21, 2023
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• New report calls Manitoba a child care ‘desert’ with extreme shortage of available spaces

  More than 76 per cent of pre-school aged children in the province live in postal codes that currently have a shortage of available child care spaces.

  Politics

  May 16, 2023
• Ontario seeks to add 50K child care spots, focusing on underserved areas

  Ontario committed in its March 2022 deal with the feds to create 86,000 new spaces, and since it counts spots that have opened since 2019, it has about 50,000 more to go.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2023
• New advocacy group demands more New Brunswick child-care programs

  The organization stated operators have seen a large spike in demand since New Brunswick signed a child-care agreement with the federal government last year.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2022
• Concordia staff and students rally against university’s decision to close daycare

  Students and staff at Concordia University in Montreal held a rally Friday to protest the schools decision to close a daycare next summer.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
• Joint funding of $70M to create 1,200 new Manitoba child-care spaces

  The federal and provincial governments have announced joint funding for new child-care facilities, creating more than 1,200 new spaces across Manitoba by the summer of 2023.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2022
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• Providers and parents struggle to navigate Saskatchewan child care regime

  Parents' desire for licensed daycares can be largely attributed to the fact that starting in February parent child care fees were reduced by up to 50 per cent in licensed care.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 2, 2022
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• 1,202 new childcare spaces announced for 21 Saskatchewan communities

  The Saskatchewan and federal governments announced the addition of 1,202 new licensed not-for-profit childcare spaces in 21 communities on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2022