Ontario mom on daycare waitlist for over a year quits job as demand balloons for spaces under federal plan

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Emilia Valente-Salhuana of Sudbury, Ont., quit her job at a career college because she couldn’t afford private daycare, which isn’t subsidized by the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system.

“We don’t have the funds to pay for a nanny or babysitter and we don’t have family as well to provide care in the area,” said the mother of a 16-month-old son. “So yeah, I had to quit my job.”

Valente-Salhuana’s long wait for a child-care spot isn’t unique. Waitlists across Ontario have risen dramatically since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program.

Valente-Salhuana’s son has been on the city’s child care registry since January 2023.

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