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Why some parents are frustrated by the Alberta government axing a child-care subsidy [1]

Author: 
McEwan, Travis; Brochu, Renee; Sloboda, Robyn & Jones, Matt
Source: 
CBC News
Format: 
Video
Publication Date: 
31 Jan 2025
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Access online [2]

Description

Alberta will introduce $15 per day child care on April 1. But the province is also ending a child care subsidy program. As Travis McEwan reports, some parents expect to pay close to $500 or $600 more per month without the program.

Related link: 
Families reeling after Alberta ends child-care subsidy [3]
Region: 
Alberta [4]
Tags: 
$10 a day [5]
CWELCC [6]
low-income [7]
subsidies [8]
Source URL (modified on 5 Apr 2025):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/25/02/why-some-parents-are-frustrated-alberta-government-axing-child-care

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[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/25/02/why-some-parents-are-frustrated-alberta-government-axing-child-care [2] https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6631389 [3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/25/02/families-reeling-after-alberta-ends-child-care-subsidy [4] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/7859 [5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/10-a-day-child-care [6] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/9278 [7] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/low-income [8] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/subsidies