Toronto officials press Ontario to reverse course on child care, warning loss of subsidies GlobeToronto
, resulting in a reduction of more than 6,000 child-care-fee subsidies, according to the city manager.Mr. Thompson, flanked at the news conference by a group of parents and child-care service workers, said the proposed changes are “not acceptable" and will have a “long-term impact” on families and children in the city should they move forward.
Ms. Iafelice added that the city isn’t operating front-line services “in the most efficient manner possible,” and the cuts will challenge the city to reduce its spending on administration costs to funnel the money back into child care. Elliot Filby, the parent of a two-year-old son who attended the conference, said his immediate response was one of “fear” when he learned about the proposed budget cuts. His son is taken care of in a not-for-profit daycare in the city and Mr. Filby said he’s concerned because the subsidy he receives is crucial to his son’s enrolment in daycare.In a statement, Mayor John Tory said he, along with other mayors in Ontario, are speaking out against the province’s “last-minute” budget cuts.
Ontario NDP education critic Marit Stiles echoed Mr. Tory, saying the subsidy cuts are “outrageous” considering the high cost of child care in the province.
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