Sask. has worst child-care deserts in Canada: report

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Megan Schmidt is tired of telling parents there is no room for their children at First Years Learning Centre in Regina. 

Schmidt, a director at the centre, said she is happy that child care has become more affordable, but her daycare has a wait list of 1,925 kids.

“It’s really, really difficult to just have to turn people away like that. We feel the struggle in parents’ voices when they call and we just [have to] say there’s probably no chance your child will get in here, ” Schmidt said.

“We could open 10 more centres in this area and we would still have

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