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Unifor joins parents, educators, and child care advocates across Ontario who are calling on the provincial and federal governments to keep their promise and fully fund $10-a-day child care. 

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While the one-year extension of the program provides some stability for families by protecting against an immediate rise in child care fees, it signals a regrettable pause on the progress toward the goal of $10-a-day child care.

The short-term extension also fails to address several key issues impacting child care in Ontario. Without a clear plan for increasing wages and developing a wage grid, the system will continue struggling to attract and retain the Early Childhood Educators required to deliver quality care. The extension also offers no immediate path for accelerating the creation of new, affordable child care spaces or reinforcing the commitment to prioritizing a 70% non-profit service ratio – vital measures to address quality and accessibility.

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