Families are being left to wander in Canada’s child-care desert
As a political slogan, $10 a day child care has been a win for the federal Liberals. As a policy, however, it’s been a wait – one that could last years – for parents not lucky enough to secure a government-subsidized spot.
Ottawa’s goal is to have enough spots nationally to accommodate 59 per cent of younger children by fiscal 2025-26. That will require a significant increase in the number of spots.from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows just how tough getting there will be. It points to the existence of child care “deserts” – places where there is fewer than one daycare spot for every three pre-kindergarten children. According to the CCPA, 48 per cent of younger children live in such deserts.
It’s a similar story in most other provinces, with coverage rates ranging from a low of 17 per cent in Saskatchewan to as high as 49 per cent in Prince Edward Island. Despite the jump in costs over the last two years, Ottawa has failed to boost its outlays for child care beyond what it mapped out in its 2021 budget. Whatever additional funds are needed will have to come from the provinces and territories.
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