AUBURN, N.S. — Julie MacNabb says a new government program that reduces child-care fees for Nova Scotia parents beginning Dec. 31 provides many benefits ...
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Julie MacNabb, left, and Margo Thomas applaud a joint government announcement that will see fees reduced at licensed child care centres. MacNabb’s two-year-old son attends Stepping Stone Preschool and Child Care Centre in Auburn, which is owned by Thomas. - Jason Malloy “We know that for many families, child care is the top household expense, equal to or more than rent or a mortgage payment,” said Becky Druhan, Nova Scotia’s Early Childhood Development minister. “This announcement changes that.”Nova Scotia’s Early Childhood Development Minister Becky Druhan provided a breakdown on how child-care fees will be reduced effective Dec. 31.
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