Child Care Spaces
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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
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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
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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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1,202 new childcare spaces announced for 21 Saskatchewan communitiesThe Saskatchewan and federal governments announced the addition of 1,202 new licensed not-for-profit childcare spaces in 21 communities on Wednesday.CanadaMar 16, 2022
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Ontario’s $23M for Hamilton schools includes new Upper Stoney Creek development, 2 expansionsThe new Nash-Upper Stoney Creek facility is expected to create 650 elementary spaces.EducationDec 6, 2021
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Saskatchewan allocates 601 regulated child care spaces in 20 communitiesSaskatchewan is aiming to add 28,000 new regulated child care spaces over the next five years and the government said the 601 spaces announced Monday is the first step.CanadaDec 6, 2021
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Ontario provides $1.2M for child-care space expansion at Brighton Public SchoolThe project will create 10 new child-care spaces and a new child-care room, Northumberland—Peterborough South MPP David Piccini announced.EducationAug 26, 2021
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