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School holidays to be covered under $10-a-day program for child care: Manitoba government [1]

Author: 
McKendrick, Devon
Source: 
CTV News
Format: 
Article
Publication Date: 
13 Dec 2024
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Excerpts

The Manitoba government is extending $10-a-day costs for daycare, so families are covered on school holidays.

Acting Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Tracy Schmidt announced Friday the government is ensuring licensed facilities will still only cost $10 on non-school days starting Dec. 8.

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The province said making this change will impact around 73 non-school days per year, starting immediately for the holidays at the end of December and the price will drop from the $20.80 currently in place.

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Related link: 
NDP vow to make $10-a-day child care available over summers, holidays for school-age children [3]
Region: 
Manitoba [4]
Tags: 
access [5]
affordable [6]
school-age [7]

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[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/24/12/school-holidays-be-covered-under-10-day-program-child-care-manitoba [2] https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/school-holidays-to-be-covered-under-10-a-day-program-for-child-care-manitoba-government-1.7145376 [3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/23/08/ndp-vow-make-10-day-child-care-available-over-summers-holidays [4] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/7857 [5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/access [6] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/affordable [7] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/school-age