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Alberta parents will see lower childcare fees in 2024, thanks to grant increase: Minister [1]

Author: 
Wearmouth, Dione
Source: 
CityNews
Format: 
Article
Publication Date: 
12 Dec 2023
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Excerpts

More financial support is on the way for Alberta daycare operators, which means parents in the province can expect cheaper childcare fees in the new year.

Per-space grants to eligible daycare operators are increasing on Jan. 1 — a result of the joint federal-provincial child care agreement.

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“This is part of my mandate letter which really marches the province toward $10-a-day daycare by 2026 and 2027.”

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Alberta’s childcare system is undergoing some major changes, Turton explains.

“We are really changing the entire system in a transformational way from a parent-funded system to a predominantly government-funded system,” he said.

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Related link: 
https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/08/alberta-pushes-child-care-funding-ottawa-says-it-still-needs [3]
Region: 
Alberta [4]
Tags: 
government funding [5]
affordability [6]

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[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/23/12/alberta-parents-will-see-lower-childcare-fees-2024-thanks-grant [2] https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/12/11/alberta-childcare-costs-2024/ [3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/08/alberta-pushes-child-care-funding-ottawa-says-it-still-needs [4] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/7859 [5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/government-funding [6] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/affordability