Ontario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it comes with no promises of further lowering the fees parents pay.
The province is one of only two, including Alberta, that had not reached longer-term deals beyond the program’s initial five years, and securing funding until at least 2031 will give operators and parents some certainty.
But what it may not do is see the program live up to its signature goal – lowering parent fees to an average of $10 a day.
While about half of the provinces are offering average fees at that level, Ontario’s are an…
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