Ontario has lowered its average daily child-care fees, but the Child Care Now advocacy group expresses concern that the reduction will only benefit a small number of families.
Canada's national child care advocacy association, Child Care Now, has welcomed a reduction in child-care fees in Ontario, while expressing concern that far too few families stand to benefit. Child-care fees in Ontario have been reduced from an average of $23 a day to an average of $19, and capped at $22. The fee reduction took effect on Wednesday.
Morna Ballantyne, Child Care Now's executive director, said while the fee reduction will only be for parents with children six or younger in licensed child care, she's 'very happy' that fees are going down. 'What's really good about the announcement … is that Ontario is now following what a number of other provinces have done, and that is introduce what we call a flat fee, so it doesn't matter which child-care centre you have access to, you'll be paying no more than $22 a day,' Ballantyne told CBC Toronto. 'In some cases you'll be paying less and that's why the average fee being charged across Ontario is lower than $22, so that's exciting.' At that time, he also announced a new funding formula for Ontario child-care operators, which he said would prevent closures and give operators certainty and stabilit
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