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Toronto School Boards Struggle to Build Child-Care Centres

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Toronto school boards are facing difficulties in constructing child-care centres due to lack of funds. The Ontario government criticizes their slow progress after seven years of delay. The Toronto District School Board's planning and priorities committee is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Education for 11 centres. Additionally, the estimated costs for 17 other centres have exceeded the initial funding by almost 50%. These centres were expected to provide over 1,000 child-care spaces in areas with high demand for subsidized child care.

Toronto school boards say they're struggling to build child-care centres and need more money to do it, but the Ontario government is calling their lack of progress 'unacceptable' after having roughly seven years to get shovels into the ground.

The Toronto District School Board's (TDSB) planning and priorities committee is still waiting for approval from the Ministry of Education to build 11 centres, while estimated project costs have exceeded initial funding by almost 50% for 17 other child-care centres. The 17 centres were projected to create over 1,000 child-care spaces in areas with the highest demand for subsidized child care

 

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