Toronto — Ontario extends deadline for child care providers to apply for $10 a day program, standardizes process to encourage more providers to enroll .
The Canadian Press today obtained a letter sent to local authorities. This means that the deadline will be extended from his September 1st to his November 1st to give the business more time to make decisions and allow more parents to decide. to notify you. See savings.
Many childcare providers, especially for-profit businesses, say they want to register to issue rebates to parents, but are hesitant about the impact on their business. have expressed concern. I have another process.
Ontario has now notified local governments that they must share standard contract examples with all licensed operators in their area by August 29.
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Aged government sources say operators who have already opted out are rethinking their decisions in light of the changes. , you can opt-in if you want. The
state also states in the letter that the local government and the business must sign the contract within 30 calendar days of her application. A subsidized care center.
Despite the extended deadline, the government says the parent expects to save an average of 50% by December 31, as originally planned.
Just a few weeks before September, municipalities differed greatly in their acceptance status, with some particularly small areas seeing all or nearly all businesses applying, while others In the region, less than half of the operators have applied so far.
In Toronto, the largest region, 587 out of a total of 1,042 licensed child care centers applied to opt in and 32 opted out. Lower than nonprofits.
About one-third of eligible for-profit organizations have already applied, compared to two-thirds of non-profit organizations. There are 19 for-profit centers that have decided to opt out and 13 non-profit organizations that have made the same choice.
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The York Region received 240 opt-in applications from 557 providers, but Also, the percentage of recruitment for commercial purposes is high. sector. 10 opted out.
In Dufferin County, 1 out of 13 operators opted in and 1 opted out.
Meanwhile, in municipalities such as Manitoulin Sudbury and Kawartha Lakes, all businesses have applied or have indicated their intention to do so, while in Thunder Bay, 18 out of 21 businesses have applied or state that they have applied. intent.
In the Peel area west of Toronto, the majority of businesses have expressed interest in participating in the program, although some have requested an ``expression of interest'' prior to obtaining details.
Program development in Ontario differs from other provinces. One reason, experts say, is that childcare is funded through local governments rather than directly by the state. Some parenting advocates have expressed concern that local governments appear to be negotiating agreements center by center rather than setting a standard set of terms.
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