Ontario says thousands of child-care spaces have been turned down because of a cap on for-profit spaces under its 10-dollar-a-day childcare deal with Ottawa.
Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith and the association representing the province’s municipalities have sent a letter to federal Minister Jenna Sudds asking her to lift the cap on for-profit spaces.
Ontario committed to a ratio in the 10-dollar-a-day system of 70 per cent non-profit spaces and 30 per cent for-profit
Child-care operators and advocates have also blamed Ontario’s formula for how it doles out funding for stifling growth – they say it is not covering their costs and the province has promised a revised formula soon – as well as the compensation levels for child-care staff.
(The Canadian Press)