After-school care shortage leaves Halifax parents scrambling despite program expansion

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The Halifax Regional Centre for Education has added more than 500 spaces to its before- and after-school program, but hundreds of parents are still scrambling to make other child-care arrangements for their kids while hoping to secure a spot. 

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Provincial care program expanding

The provincial Education Department recently announced it expects to add the Nova Scotia Before and After Program — which operates in addition to the Excel program — in 21 new schools across the province. 

The Before and After Program already exists in 83 schools, according to a recent news release.

The release said there are expected to be 1,200 new before- and after-school spots created for the 2025-26 school year through this program. 

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