Daycare
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Land, buildings sought as need for Peterborough County child-care spaces surgesAs of April, there are 3,700 children in Peterborough city and county on a wait-list for a child-care service.CanadaApr 17
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Quebec looks to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers’ access to subsidized daycareThe case originated with a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo who had a work permit but whose three children were denied spaces in the heavily subsidized daycare system.CanadaFeb 21
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Ontario seeks municipal daycare audits, raising cost-cutting concernsOntario has ordered municipalities that directly operate child-care centres to do a value-for-money audit to determine if they could instead be operated by a 'third party.'CanadaJan 31
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Provinces knew the deal when they signed on to $10-a-day child care: Liberal ministerCanada's families minister says provinces and territories signed $10-a-day child care agreements with the feds with their "eyes wide open."CanadaJan 29
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Albertans asked to give input on child care as critics call for changesThe government of Alberta is looking to parents and guardians to help shape the future of child care in the province by sharing their thoughts on a online survey.CanadaJan 21
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Economics, affordability top agenda as Liberal cabinet meets in MontrealOfficials say Prime Minister Trudeau will be focusing on policies that help Canada's middle class as he prepares to chair a three-day cabinet retreat in Montreal.CanadaJan 21
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Mom puts son on daycare waitlist while pregnant. She’s still waiting 1 year laterAdrienne Buckland's 10-month-old son has been on a waitlist since before he was born. She knew to prepare early after noticing the strong demand for spaces in N.S.CanadaJan 18
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Some Alberta families at risk of returning to full child-care fees in 2024Child-care operators have an upcoming deadline to sign the 2024/25 Affordability Grant for child-care agreement, which according to Bailee Procee, is handcuffing providers.LifestyleDec 21, 2023
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Penticton daycare centre closes to make room for larger child-care facilityAn early learning education program in Penticton has officially closed down in order to make room for a larger child-care facility.CanadaDec 19, 2023
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B.C. to ban waitlist fees for most daycares starting in AprilStarting in April, the ban will apply to licensed child-care facilities that are a part of the province's fee-reduction initiative.CanadaDec 6, 2023
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