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B.C. government to extend day care funding to private sector operators [CA-BC]

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Canadian Press
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2 Oct 2007
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he minister of state for child care says capital funding for day care spaces will now be available to private sector and licensed family care providers.

Linda Reid says the change in eligibility recognizes the broad range of child care used by families.

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Reid says the B.C. government is investing $12.5 million to support the creation of licensed child care spaces.

She says B.C. wants to create an additional 2,000 child care spaces by 2010.

- reprinted from the Canadian Press