Child Care Canada
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Saskatchewan parents face challenges of child-care costsThe province renegotiated its child-care deal with the feds. The old agreement did not include coverage for kids who turn six while in kindergarten.EducationMar 20
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Kingston parents struggle to balance work, child care as snow days continueSeven snow days in three weeks have Kingston parents scrambling. Experts explain your rights if you have to miss work for child care when buses are cancelled.EducationJan 21
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‘Scary’: Parents reeling as child-care in Manitoba remains inaccessibleAs summer steamrolls around the corner, a lack of childcare accessibility in Manitoba is at the top of parents' minds, with some facing a life-altering decision.EducationMay 8, 2024
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Child-care fees have halved in 18 Canadian cities, report says. Who’s falling short?Child-care fees have been cut in half in 18 big Canadian cities across all age groups, but some are still falling short on the federal target, according to a new report.CanadaOct 26, 2023
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Trudeau promises $625M to build new childcare facilities amid space crunchTrudeau says the money will be rolled out over four years and will help providers renovate, retrofit and build new not-for-profit and public child-care facilities.CanadaJun 28, 2023
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Canadian mom of 6 kids faces dilemma: Find child care or leave her jobA recent report shows that almost half of younger Canadian children live in a postal code that has more than three children for every one licensed child care space.CanadaMay 17, 2023
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Tory premiers should prod Poilievre to keep child-care deals, minister saysThe federal government signed deals with every province and territory that would see child-care fees cut in half within the year and to an average of $10 a day within five years.CanadaApr 29, 2023
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Lower child care fees a relief for parents, but will provinces meet rising demand?Parents are seeing their child-care fees reduced by 50 per cent, on average, as part of the federal government's agreements with provinces and territories.CanadaJan 5, 2023
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Ottawa unveils new legislation to secure long-term role for feds in national child careThe 2021 federal budget pledged $30 billion in new spending on the national child-care system over five years, with another $9.2 billion annually coming after that.CanadaDec 8, 2022
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Canada’s child-care program will be unbalanced to start, study suggests. Why?Since provinces and territories are taking different approaches to try to meet Ottawa's initial fee reduction targets, some might miss them, the study found.CanadaMay 10, 2022
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