Daycare fees have dropped — or barely inched up — in some Canadian cities in what might be early signs of the influence of federal child-care money, a new survey says. Continue reading
Many daycares across B.C, including the Okanagan, are experiencing payment delays, saying the government is failing to deliver on its promise. Continue reading
The head of the Bank of Canada is pointing to Quebec’s subsidized child-care program as a possible tool to boost the entire economy because it could significantly raise female workforce participation across the country. Continue reading
Aitken said after she received the letter, she spoke with the daycare’s administrator who told her that despite the provinces $12.7 million funding to early childhood education which was announced in November, costs still needed to increase. Continue reading
The Liberals have vowed to make child care affordable for those who need it and can’t afford it. Continue reading
The broad strokes of a national child care agreement, to be used as the basis for individual funding agreements between Ottawa and the provinces, will be available by summer, says the provincial minister in charge of the file. Continue reading
If you have a child in daycare, you know just how expensive it can be. Well there are calls for Ottawa to overhaul the entire approach to early childhood care. Continue reading