Pages tagged "Child Care"
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UCP cut child care subsidy program for families
UCP cuts child care subsidy for families making over $75,000 a year and has removed any caps on parental fees. Read more -
Fort McMurray childcare workers lose living allowance
Without the allowance, many early childhood educators say they would be forced to quit
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UCP cuts accreditation that promotes quality for child care
The UCP cuts standards for quality child care in order to reduce "red tape".
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UCP Child care cuts put Alberta further behind
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development study confirms the immense benefits of governments investing in early childhood education.
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Some may have to quit jobs due to daycare program cut
Many Alberta families are not happy about the $25-a-day daycare pilot program ending this summer, and some say it will force them to quit their jobs. Read more -
The UCP must stop toying with early childhood funding
The UCP government has cut parent link centres, increased school fees, cancelled child-care subsidies and ended to $25-a-day child care. Read more -
Funding for $25/day child-care extended but future uncertain
The UCP government is extending funding until June for the $25-a-day child-care centres but a decision to whether the program will continue beyond then has not been made. Read more -
Daycare grants nixed by province
The UCP government has pulled two grant programs meant to attract and retain qualified staff and help offset the costs of mandatory payroll contributions the Westlock Child Care Society relies upon. Read more -
UCP government warns of cut grants to child care programs
The UCP will be cutting the Benefit Contribution Grant and the Staff Attraction Incentive on April 1, 2020. Childcare centres will now have extra costs which could lead to fee increases for parents. Read more -
UCP cuts 2 child care subsidies
The UCP cut the kin child-care subsidty and the stay-at-home parent subsidy leaving child care providers and families scrambling. Read more