Child care in B.C.: Announcement coming on potential savings
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B.C. officials will make an announcement Friday about potential child-care savings in the province.
B.C. officials will make an announcement Friday about potential child-care savings in the province.
Few details were provided ahead of the morning news conference, but Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen, Minister of Education and Child Care Jennifer Whiteside and federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Karina Gould will be at the announcement.
CTVNews Vancouver is streaming the news conference LIVE @ 10:30 a.m.
In June, the province announced its $10-a-day child-care program will expand through a partnership with the federal government. At the time, the province said, $10-a-day child care spaces would grow from around 6,500 in the province to 12,500.
Applications for those spaces were reviewed on a rolling bases and were accepted until mid-August.
Those in the industry called the expansion "life-changing," but said the biggest hurdles are recruitment and retention.
Sharon Gregson told CTV News Vancouver in June she would like to see a wage grid developed for those working in the field. She said pensions and benefits will also help attract workers.
