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A recent survey of Saskatchewan childcare operators shows that most respondents feel they will not be able to continue offering $10-per-day childcare if the province does not sign an extension of the program with Ottawa.
The survey, conducted by Child Care Now Saskatchewan and shared by the Opposition NDP on Friday, revealed that more than 77 per cent of respondents feel they would be unable to continue offering $10-a-day childcare.
Child Care Now Saskatchewan says it surveyed around 50 operators across the province in March, with 22 individual or multi-centre organizations responding - which represents 1,526 $10 per day spaces.
The Saskatchewan Government’s current agreement with Ottawa expires March 31, 2026. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the only two provinces without a new agreement to extend the program to 2031. Ontario currently has an agreement in principle.
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