Universal Child Care
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Private daycares get more time to consider options as N.S. lifts deadlineOperators who didn't like the options the province offered could continue operating privately but would forgo any funding they're currently receiving from the government.EducationJan 21, 2022
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Families struggle to find child care as Nova Scotia licensing freeze prevents spaces opening'We made our program consultant aware in May that we were planning on doing this and for all intents and purposes had their go-ahead to do so,' says a daycare owner of lost spaces.CanadaNov 10, 2021
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From new benefits to new taxes: How the Liberal platform would affect your bottom lineHere's a look at some of the main federal election pledges that would affect Canadians' bottom lines.MoneySep 1, 2021
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It’s time for Canada to implement universal child careMeera Estrada says a national child care program would be an investment — not an expense — that would pay dividends for the economy.CommentarySep 27, 2020
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B.C. Liberal MLA defends remarks calling parents staying at home with kids ‘universal child care’The B.C. Liberal critic for child care is defending controversial comments he made over child care spaces.PoliticsMay 2, 2019
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Liberals told to build universal daycare if they’re truly a ‘feminist government’Brock University's Kate Bezanson argues a self-declared "feminist government" should consider doing more and faster toward a universal system that could boost women's participation in the labour force.CanadaJan 8, 2019
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B.C. government promises 53 child care locations that cost parents $200 per month or lessThe prototype sites will operate until March 31, 2020.CanadaNov 9, 2018
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B.C. government not ‘setting a target’ to get child care providers to opt in to new benefitThe B.C. government says it doesn't have a firm goal for how many child care providers it wants to register for British Columbia’s new program for reduced fees at licensed child care facilities.PoliticsMay 1, 2018
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Alberta $25-a-day daycare expands to 100 more locations; 6,000 spaces createdAlberta is adding 100 more Early Learn and Child Care (ELCC) Centres to the $25-a-day daycare program and on Wednesday, most of the locations were unveiled.CanadaApr 25, 2018
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Premier John Horgan to make child care announcement this morningChild care providers across the province are frustrated with the application process for the new parent-fee reductions offered by the NDP government.PoliticsMar 27, 2018
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