Update on Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement for Ontario

provide increased capital/infrastructure and operating funding to build or renovate facilities, and expand capacity in the non-profit sector to ensure equitable access to high-quality services in underserved communities; c. preserve the City of Toronto's local authority and existing role in policy, planning and service system management including ensuring program quality that creates optimal caring and learning environments for children, and providing adequate funding to support enhanced administration and management functions; d. update provincial income thresholds and eligibility requirements for fee subsidies to support families unable to afford fees even as they are reduced over time; and e. respond to workforce changes to ensure that the child care system meets the care needs of families increasingly employed in part-time, precarious, unpredictable shift work.