Ministry of Education
Improving Access to Child Care for Families Across Ontario
Province Investing in 3,400 New Child Care Spaces and Launching Public Consultations
Toronto, ON – Nov 23, 2016
Ontario is improving access to affordable, accessible, high-quality and responsive child care and early years programming for families across the province.
As a first step in delivering 100,000 more child care spaces within the next five years, Ontario is creating approximately 3,400 new child care spaces in schools this year. Indira Naidoo-Harris, Associate Minister of Education for Early Years and Child Care, was at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Toronto today to highlight the new investment, first announced in the 2016 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review. The school received 88 new child care spaces this year, improving access for neighbourhood families.
Ontario is also seeking public input across the province on its early years and child care system. Feedback received from parents, families, experts and the public will help shape the government’s renewed vision and framework for early years programs and services, including the commitment to create 100,000 new licensed child care spaces within the next five years. To participate in the in-person or online consultations, please visit: https://www.ontario.ca/morechildcare.
Investing in the early years and child care system is part of our plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.
Canadian Club – Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy
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