Alberta Daycare

• Trudeau, Kenney promise $10-a-day child care across Alberta within next 5 years

  Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta child-care fees will drop by an average of 50 per cent by early 2022 and families will pay an average of $10 a day by 2025/26.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2021
  
• ‘Vital to our economic recovery’: Alberta and Ottawa renew child care agreement, boost subsidy

  Alberta and Ottawa have renewed a child care agreement that will see a subsidy boost for working parents and build up the early childhood workforce.

  Education

  Jul 23, 2021
  
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• Conversations continue over whether Alberta will sign on to federal child-care program

  The federal Liberals committed to bringing child-care fees to an average of $10 a day in regulated centres by 2025-26, at a cost of $30 billion over the next five years.

  Economy

  Jul 9, 2021
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• Alberta child care facilities facing COVID-19 outbreak spike. Here’s why

  Alberta child care facilities are experiencing a spike in COVID-19 outbreaks. According to Alberta Health data, more than half are in Calgary.

  Education

  May 17, 2021
• $25-a-day daycare pilot program introduced by Alberta NDP ends April 1

  "When we first told families that they were going to get this decrease on their fees, we had parents in tears," said YMCA GM Candace Stecyk.

  Money

  Mar 25, 2021
• Alberta government announces one-time $561 child benefit for working parents

  Alberta parents who use childcare will soon be able to apply to receive a one-time payment of $561 per child through a new Working Parents Benefit.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2021
• Edmonton zone daycare with COVID-19 variant going ‘above and beyond’ AHS guidelines

  The daycare was initially notified of a positive COVID-19 case on Jan. 19. At that time, the owners shut down the entire facility for 10 days.

  Education

  Feb 4, 2021
• Alberta offers grants to child care centres, day homes to prepare for relaunch

  The province is offering up to $17.8 million in grants to child care centres and approved family day homes as they prepare to open as part of Alberta's relaunch strategy.

  Health

  May 6, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Edmonton daycare hoping to reopen

  An Edmonton daycare operator is asking the provincial government to modify rules to allow her and others to reopen with additional precautions.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2020
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• ‘There was no warning’: stay-at-home childcare subsidy cut following Alberta provincial budget

  Some Alberta parents have been left to juggle their finances after a subsidy aimed at helping stay-at-home parents was cut in the provincial budget.

  Politics

  Nov 8, 2019