When Monisha Sharma looked into swim lessons for her daughter, she decided to take an unconventional route to save costs.
Rather than enrolling in a formal program, the Toronto woman joined together with a group of neighbours who pooled funds to hire a private instructor at a recreation centre.
She estimated a final price tag ranging from $700 to $1,000 to keep a young child in soccer for a full year, including annual expenses for equipment such as new shoes. "They really want their kids to have that experience, but the cost is one thing that's preventing it in some cases." One of those, KidSport Canada, helped more than 40,200 kids participate in athletic programs last year by paying a portion of their registration fees — an amount that usually falls between $300 and $400 per child, said its CEO Greg Ingalls.
"You can't wait until they're 12, 13 to enroll them in some of these programs because by then it's too late," she said.
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