Ontario has the potential to see nearly 100,000 more women enter the labour market due to $10-a-day child care, but only if the province creates more daycare spaces, a report from the Financial Accountability Office said Tuesday.
Labour participation rates for mothers with children under six years old, the ages covered by the national child-care program, increased by 2.4 percentage points just from 2021 to 2022, the first year the reduced fees started taking effect, the report said.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said that's why the deal with Ottawa includes an agreement to review any deficits that emerge halfway through the rollout, which will allow Ontario to ask for more funding in order to create more spaces and meet demand. The FAO has calculated that increased demand for affordable care will leave the province short more than 220,000 spots.
“We've got amazing early childhood educators and I'm thrilled that we're going to provide them even more incentives to stay.”
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