"The one-year extension for Ontario comes with $695 million in additional funding from Ottawa, which Calandra says means fees won't rise next year for parents but isn't enough for fees to be lowered further toward $10 a day. Calandra says that it's a great start, and a recognition from the federal government that more needed to be done. "This is an acknowledgment from them that an additional $695 million is required each and every year just to maintain the $19," he said in an interview."
"It maintains us at $19 on average over the next year and then we'll continue to work on how we can bring it down together." WATCH | Province rolled out fee reductions for daycares in the subsidized national program: Some Ontario parents will pay far less for childcare starting this month. The province has rolled out a fee reduction at daycares enrolled in the national $10-a-day program. CBC's Britnei Bilhete has details on the new funding formula and which families stand to benefit."
Ontario secured a one-year extension of the national $10-a-day child-care program, maintaining average parent fees at $19 for the next twelve months. The extension includes $695 million in additional federal funding, which provincial officials say prevents fee increases but is insufficient to lower fees toward the $10 target. The province warned of a potential $2-billion annual shortfall under the current funding structure. Some daycares enrolled in the program have begun rolling out fee reductions for eligible families, while negotiations for a longer-term agreement only began recently, creating ongoing uncertainty for operators and parents.
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