Child Care
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B.C. government introduces new rules regarding child care hoursStarting April 1, child care providers will be required to provide at least 9.5 hours of care before charging for extending hours.PoliticsDec 16
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Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.CanadaDec 12
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Ford government unveils $20M memorial fund to add barriers at child care centresEducation Minister Paul Calandra unveiled the money on Monday morning, naming it the Liam Riazati Memorial Fund, after the child who died in September.EducationDec 8
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Saskatchewan child-care agreement renewed for 5 more years, province saysThe federal government has extended its agreement with Saskatchewan for affordable early learning and child care, the province announced Friday.PoliticsNov 28
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Ontario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/dayThe program that lowers parents' child-care fees — now $19 a day on average in Ontario as an interim step toward $10 — had been set to expire March 31.CanadaNov 11
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Ontario advocates ask for child care certainty as federal deal nears expirationOntario child-care advocates are urging the province to provide certainty as its deal with the federal government for $10-a-day-child care is set to expire in five months.CanadaOct 21
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Ontario unlikely to hit $10-a-day child care target next year, minister concedesThe Ford government has been trying to implement a promise made by former prime minister Justin Trudeau to offer families across the country access to affordable childcare.EducationOct 1
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Ontario plans to ban parking outside child care centres after tragic death of toddlerPaul Calandra said in a statement released Thursday afternoon he wanted to stop people from parking immediately in front of or beside child care centres and playgrounds.PoliticsSep 11
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Average child care wait 17 months in Manitoba: surveyChildcare is also increasingly affecting parental employment, with 37 per cent turning down a job and 52 per cent delaying returning to work due to trouble finding child care.CanadaSep 2
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Saskatoon company launches Saskatchewan’s 1st corporate child care programIt can be hard for families to create a balance between work and taking care of young children, but as Payton Zillich reports, one Saskatchewan company is hoping to change that.CanadaAug 1
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