Deadline for fee-reduction program extended for child care providers

The deadline for licensed childcare providers to apply for April's fee reduction program has been extended to April 20.

Licensed daycare providers who still haven't applied for April's fee-reduction program will now have a couple extra weeks to return their signed contracts. In a press release, the province said the original April 1 deadline was extended to April 20 to maximize the number of families receiving benefits next month. Eighty-five per cent of providers in the province have opted in to the new program so far, and after that date providers can sign up for savings for future months at any time.

The program is billed at saving parents $350 per month for each group in infant and toddler care; $200 per month for family infant and toddler care; $100 per month for group care for children aged three years to kindergarten; and $60 per month for each child between those ages in family care.

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