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Seven Toronto daycares that told parents they would be opting out of the national $10-a-day program as of Jan. 1, raising some fees to more than $2,500 a month, have now decided to stay in the subsidized system.

A letter to parents at Sunnyside Day Care says that as a result of staying within the $10-a-day system, the fee for all spots will now be $478.50 per month.

The seven daycares with various ties to two businessmen made up half of the 14 centres in the city that planned to withdraw at the start of this year.

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But Sudds said in an interview with The Canadian Press last month that she would not be removing the cap, citing reporting on the Sunnyside-connected daycares.

“Undoubtedly, there are many for-profit operators in Ontario and in other parts of the country that are in this because they care deeply about providing high-quality care for families, and they genuinely care deeply … but where there is venture capital, private equity, these are not necessarily operators who are here for the best interests of our children,” she said.