Politicians say they’ve achieved $10/day daycare, but for new parents trying to return to work, it’s almost impossible to find any childcare at all, let alone something that’s affordable. From juanitamercer_
| Posted: March 10, 2023, 7:08 p.m. | Updated: March 10, 2023, 7:08 p.m. | 7 Min Read
“I have a really good job. My husband has a really good job. We can afford to pay for childcare. I think I'm surprised to find that, essentially, money doesn't buy you access — there just isn't any.”“The sheer number of posts, and the desperation of people is really, really disturbing.”A health-care worker with Eastern Health said she can’t return to work because she can’t find childcare for her 15-month-old son.
“I sent off my email, I said my piece. I don't have a printer, there was no electronic way to sign the document, and … it felt like, to me, that they were creating a barrier, or a loophole for them not to have to address my concern.”“They're not looking at how the majority of health-care workers are female, especially nursing.
Lane said the government needs to look at childcare not as a social program, but as part of its economic program because it’s something that’s required to keep the economy going.On Wednesday, SaltWire Network asked for an interview with Health Minister Tom Osborne, who is overseeing the education portfolio while John Haggie is off for health reasons. SaltWire did not get an interview as of the Friday press deadline.
Conway said she had a space secured in a dayhome, but the dayhome provider herself is having a baby, so now she’s back to square one trying to find a space for her daughter. St. John’s resident Jennifer Stamp is another mother desperately searching for childcare. She’s worried she might also have to extend her maternity leave to 18 months, taking six months unpaid.
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