"I don't think every center will sign up. I don't think this will be a universal program.": Private Childcare Provider
Childcare providers nationwide have a September 1 deadline. He said he is not confident that he will join the program by the end of the year.
"Not all licensed day care centers in Ontario register," said Andrea Hannen, executive director of the Ontario Association of Childcare Providers (ADCO). increase. "Many centers still don't feel they have the information they need to really understand the impact on them."
ADCO represents about 500 centers.
Many of them say they have not been given enough time to understand the state and local regulations that govern which parts of their services are covered.
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On March 28, the Ford government announced a $13.2 billion agreement with the federal government to fund early learning and parenting programs across Canada.
Designed to reduce a parent's costs by 25% in her first year and 50% in her second year, with the goal of achieving an average childcare cost of $10 per day by 2025 It has been.
The provider says it's not easy.
"I think we're all on the same side when it comes to wanting to give parents a break and use the program to pay less. I don't think there's any objection to that." Hannen said. "But realistically, I don't think every center will sign up at all. I don't think this will be a universal program."
He said he was indecisive after three meetings with municipalities because he did not know which parts of the service the government would cover.
"It's not very popular yet," said Kim Yehman, who cares for her 208 children at her Simcoe Child Care service in Innisfil.
“It can be private, it can be non-commercial.
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In March, the state plans to create 86,000 new childcare spaces. also announced. 2019.
Existing centers say they have received brief notices to measure the impact on services.
``I'm dying to give this money to my parents. We know they need it. We know we want a 50% discount,” says Yeaman. "But we cannot do so at the expense of the quality of service we provide." opt-in or not) to be postponed to November 15th.
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