The government takeover of child care is reaching a crisis point in Ontario. This week, child-care operators are participating in rolling closures to protest the provincial funding formula and the inflexibility of the federal program. Daycare operator and industry group leader Jacky Sheppard of Peel Region estimates 30 or more daycare centres are taking part. Krystal Churcher of AACE National, a national committee of child-care operators, said she didn’t know exactly how many Ontario centres would be closed but “it’s a lot.” AACE National is organizing two protests of its own this week, one at Queen’s Park on Tuesday and another at Parliament Hill on Thursday, where it says “hundreds of child-care providers, parents and supporters will gather to make their voices heard.” Read More
