Summary

This report provides an update on Children’s Services progress on expanding the licensed child care system, including the number of spaces constructed since the adoption of the Licensed Child Care Growth Strategy (“Growth Strategy”) in 2017 and the capital funding sources that have supported the creation of these child care spaces. It also provides an update on Children’s Services application process for the expansion of child care as part of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) Directed Growth Plan.