Affordable Daycare

• Alberta government announces $28M for more affordable private daycare spaces

  Applications are open to new and existing licensed non-profit and private facility-based child-care programs and family day homes interested in creating new child-care spaces.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2023
  
• Alberta recommits to $10-a-day daycare plan in mandate letter

  Alberta's government reups its commitment to affordable daycare. The province expects to implement $10-a-day daycare by 2026. The current provincial average is $25-a-day.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
  
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• 600 new daycare spaces coming to Central Okanagan

  According to the school district, each school-based facility will offer between 82 and 92 spaces for children, with a combined total of just over 600 spaces.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2022
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• Daycares need to be substantially cheaper to make national system work, minister says

  Ahmed Hussen said that driving down fees and ramping up the number of spaces would likely require a sizeable influx of federal funds.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2020
• Canadian employers content to avoid cost and headache of providing daycare

  Despite the rising number of women in the workforce and a federal government push to help even more join, few Canadian employers offer childcare in the workplace.

  Lifestyle

  May 28, 2018
• Alberta to provide $50,000 to improve early childhood education

  The Alberta government has announced a $50,000 grant for a project to strengthen the profession of early childhood education.

  Education

  Apr 28, 2018
• Amid criticism, B.C. premier defending roll out of child care plan

  The discounts are kicking in for parents on April 1, even though the application deadline was moved back.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2018
• 4,500 more Alberta kids to get $25-a-day child care

  Thousands of additional Alberta parents will soon enjoy paying $25 a day for child care.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2017
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• Child care costs in Canada rising faster than inflation: report

  The Liberals have vowed to make child care affordable for those who need it and can't afford it.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2017