B.C. government introduces new rules regarding child care hours

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The B.C. government is introducing new rules that should help reduce the cost of child care for some families.

Starting April 1, child care providers will be required to provide at least 9.5 hours of care before charging for extending hours.

At the moment, the provincial government says 95 per cent of child care providers are doing that, but now the remaining five per cent will have to adjust their hours.

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“We have been calling on the province for years to make this change so parents aren’t gouged by unfair extra fees,” Sharon Gregson with the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC said.

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