Child-care centres are at risk of closing across Ontario if the province doesn’t soon update how it compensates them under the national $10-a-day program, the largest operator is warning.
The plea from the YMCA and other providers comes as the province seeks to significantly boost the amount of child-care spaces. When Ontario signed on to the program in 2022 it committed to creating 86,000 spots, though the province’s budget watchdog estimates demand will outstrip that supply by more than 220,000 spaces.
YMCA child-care programs represent one-fifth of all licensed spots in the province, and while the non profit is a big supporter
