CplKlinger
Senior Member
This will be such a boon for our post-pandemic recovery, and getting more parents/guardians into the workforce.
I got some information from someone who knows the insider details but wishes to remain anonymous.
Before 2026: "Incomes lower than 120k will be getting significant subsidy, and 120k-179,999 will get a diminishing subsidy down to 40%. Operational grants will lower program costs to $22 a day regardless.
So program costs will at minimum be $22 a day (half the current average) up to the 2025/26 fiscal year"
After 2026: "[$10] is an average for everyone. At the lower incomes, the minimum will be $3/day by 2025/26, but those with incomes 180k+ will be paying the $22 a day since they won't get any subsidy."
And a disclaimer: They do not know if any last-minute changes were made between last Friday (when their office submitted their draft of the final agreement) and today.
I got some information from someone who knows the insider details but wishes to remain anonymous.
Before 2026: "Incomes lower than 120k will be getting significant subsidy, and 120k-179,999 will get a diminishing subsidy down to 40%. Operational grants will lower program costs to $22 a day regardless.
So program costs will at minimum be $22 a day (half the current average) up to the 2025/26 fiscal year"
After 2026: "[$10] is an average for everyone. At the lower incomes, the minimum will be $3/day by 2025/26, but those with incomes 180k+ will be paying the $22 a day since they won't get any subsidy."
And a disclaimer: They do not know if any last-minute changes were made between last Friday (when their office submitted their draft of the final agreement) and today.
Alberta, Ottawa ink $3.8 billion child-care deal to lower cost to average of $10-a-day, create 40,000 new spaces
Under the agreement, more than 40,000 new not-for-profit child-care and early learning spaces will be created in the province.
edmontonjournal.com