Daycare

• Stony Plain daycare evacuated after van hits building, gas leak detected

  Parkland County RCMP and the Stony Plain fire department responded just before 11 a.m. Thursday to Young Champions Daycare after a van drove into the front of the building.

  Canada

  Jun 4
  
• Manitoba ‘unlikely to meet’ child-care needs: auditor general

  A report from Manitoba’s auditor general found the province is unlikely to meet its child-care targets, including those on inclusivity, by the initial March 31 deadline.  

  Education

  Mar 27
  
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• Extended Sask. child care agreement to cause higher fees for some, say advocates

  Advocates say the Saskatchewan government's $10-a-day child care extension will leave some families paying more than others when it comes into effect.

  Canada

  Mar 5
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• Lawsuit case dismissed of boy injured in toy dinosaur ‘swatting match’ at daycare

  An Alberta judge has dismissed a lawsuit involving one child suing another after a disagreement over a toy dinosaur led to a finger injury.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• New Ontario safety rules welcome after crash, not blanket solution: daycare coalition

  The province promised changes Thursday evening after a vehicle drove into a Richmond Hill daycare at pickup time on Wednesday, killing a toddler and several injured.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2025
• Average child care wait 17 months in Manitoba: survey

  Childcare is also increasingly affecting parental employment, with 37 per cent turning down a job and 52 per cent delaying returning to work due to trouble finding child care.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2025
• Half of provinces won’t hit 2026 $10-a-day child care target, report says

  The $10-a-day child care program, announced in 2021, was a signature policy of former prime minister Justin Trudeau and had a 2026 goal to implement services nationwide.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2025
• B.C. daycare owner and operator charged with assaulting children

  Abbotsford police said that in October 2024 their major crime unit launched an investigation of children being assaulted at the daycare in East Abbotsford.

  Crime

  Feb 6, 2025
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• 7 apparently connected Toronto daycares reverse plan to opt out of $10-a-day plan

  Seven Toronto daycares that told parents they would be opting out of the national $10-a-day program as of Jan. 1, have now decided to stay in the subsidized system.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2025
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• 14 Toronto daycares leave $10-a-day program; half of them appear connected

  "We're sort of forced to stay in the daycare for now," Johnson said. She has not yet been able to find a space in another daycare offering the reduced fees. 

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2024