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. Twenty three per cent of providers have opted-in to the new program so far. 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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