Child Care Spaces
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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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More parents are using child care — but use still below pre-pandemic levelsThe data shows more than half of children aged five and under, about 56 per cent, had a child-care space, but it had not reached the pre-pandemic level of 60 per cent seen in 2019.CanadaDec 5, 2023
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B.C. unveils new $145-per-month child-care subsidy for school-aged kidsStarting Sept. 1, the province is rolling out a new subsidy program that will reduce the cost of such programs by up to $145 per child per month.EducationAug 31, 2023
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First of 8 ready-to-move child care centres in Manitoba opens in HeadingleyRural Manitoba families will have better access to child care with the opening of the first of eight ready-to-move centres, the provincial and federal governments announced Friday.PoliticsJul 21, 2023
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New report calls Manitoba a child care ‘desert’ with extreme shortage of available spacesMore than 76 per cent of pre-school aged children in the province live in postal codes that currently have a shortage of available child care spaces.PoliticsMay 16, 2023
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Ontario seeks to add 50K child care spots, focusing on underserved areasOntario committed in its March 2022 deal with the feds to create 86,000 new spaces, and since it counts spots that have opened since 2019, it has about 50,000 more to go.CanadaFeb 7, 2023
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New advocacy group demands more New Brunswick child-care programsThe organization stated operators have seen a large spike in demand since New Brunswick signed a child-care agreement with the federal government last year.CanadaNov 24, 2022
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Concordia staff and students rally against university’s decision to close daycareStudents and staff at Concordia University in Montreal held a rally Friday to protest the schools decision to close a daycare next summer.CanadaNov 18, 2022
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Joint funding of $70M to create 1,200 new Manitoba child-care spacesThe federal and provincial governments have announced joint funding for new child-care facilities, creating more than 1,200 new spaces across Manitoba by the summer of 2023.EconomyNov 14, 2022
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Providers and parents struggle to navigate Saskatchewan child care regimeParents' desire for licensed daycares can be largely attributed to the fact that starting in February parent child care fees were reduced by up to 50 per cent in licensed care.LifestyleApr 2, 2022
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