‘Big holes’: Ottawa’s $12B child-care deal with Ontario falls short, advocates say

Some operators want more for-profit spaces and funding tied to families. Others warn that would be a step backwards

Canadian Women Want More Children. What’s Stopping Them?

Universal Child Care: Real Problem, Wrong Solution

New Mexico’s universal child care experiment will likely worsen shortages and raise costs. Families will pay—if they can get care at all.

Ontario, feds extending affordable child-care program but costs to stay the same | CBC News

Ontario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it may not live up to its signature goal — lowering...

Ministry of Education: 2026 Spending Plan Review - Financial Accountability Office of Ontario %

This report reviews the Ministry of Education spending plan as outlined in the 2026 Ontario Budget.

Ontario yet to meet $10 a day child-care program goal as waitlists keep growing in Toronto | CBC...

While about half of the provinces are offering average fees of $10 a day, Ontario has not yet met that goal. But some parents and at least one prominent child-care advocate are urging Ontario to...

Four years into $10/day program, child-care waitlists growing in some Ontario cities

When Angela Zhu was newly pregnant, she knew finding a daycare spot in Toronto would be challenging. She and her husband joined 40 waitlists.