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Aug. 12, 2020

Ontario, federal governments give $234.6 million in new funding for child care Global News Ontario’s child-care centres will be receiving about three per cent of a major influx of cash from the federal government meant to help cope with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the province’s premier said Friday. Doug Ford said $234.6 million would start flowing to licensed daycare providers, First Nations Child and Family Programs and other child-care operators in the coming weeks. The money comes as part of the Safe Restart Agreement, a $19 billion deal between Ottawa and the provinces and territories, of which Ontario will receive $7 billion. READ MORE

The City of Penticton wants to hear from locals about their child-care needs in a new survey Castanet The City of Penticton has announced it is working on an action plan to improve access to child care in the city amid a pressing need. “Child care and early childhood education are essential to Penticton's economic and social well-being," said the social development specialist Adam Goodwin. READ MORE

'Too many different bubbles'? Child-care centres serving kids from different schools risky, some worry CBC News Come September, child-care centres will be operating at full capacity in Ontario and that has some worried about whether children and staff could be exposed to "too many different bubbles," increasing their risk of contracting COVID-19. Paul Parker is the president of Brant Street Daycare, which provides before and after-school care. READ MORE

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Construction commences on La Broquerie daycare expansion Steinbach Online La Broquerie’s daycare expansion is now underway. Director of La Garderie Des P’tits Brisous Andree Remillard believes the 1.6 million dollar project’s foundation has already been laid. READ MORE

City of Burnaby $5.6 million grant will fund 160 new child-care spaces at schools Burnaby Now Burnaby city council is chipping away at an ambitious promise made six years ago with the school board to triple child-care spaces in the city. Last month, Burnaby’s mayor and council agreed unanimously to approve a nearly $5.6 million grant to the school district for new infant-toddler daycare facilities at four district sites: Marlborough, Cascade Heights and Westridge elementary schools and the Marian Learning Resource Centre. READ MORE

Child-care providers keeping safety top of mind following COVID-19 case at Manitoba daycare Global News Safety and sanitary protocols are top of mind for many child-care providers in the province after a child tested positive for COVID-19 at a daycare facility in St. Francois Xavier recently. Lynda Raible, the president-elect of the Manitoba Child Care Association, says they knew this would happen sooner or later, which is why they’ve been following stringent sanitary and safety protocols for months now. READ MORE

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