TORONTO — Ontario is extending the deadline for child\u002Dcare operators to apply for the $10\u002Da\u002Dday program and standardizing the process in an attempt to get more…
The Canadian Press has obtained a letter sent Wednesday to municipalities informing them that the deadline is being extended from Sept. 1 to Nov. 1, to allow operators more time to make decisions and ensure more parents can see savings.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said after question period Wednesday that he believes the changes will give operators more confidence to apply.Article content Sharon Siriboe, the director of the Ontario Association of Independent Childcare Centres and who runs a child-care centre in Peel Region, said the announcement is “huge,” because an extension, along with more consistency and transparency in the process are among the changes for-profit centres have been urging.Article content
The province also said in the letter that municipalities and operators have to execute an agreement within 30 calendar days of an application, down from 60, and then have to provide parents with rebates within 20 calendar days of the child-care centre receiving the funding. About one-third of eligible for-profit centres have already applied, compared with two-thirds of non-profits. There are 19 for-profit centres that have decided to opt out and 13 non-profits that have made the same choice.In the County of Dufferin, out of 13 operators, one has opted in and one has opted out.
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