cover image: Towards $10 a day Child Care in Toronto. 2024

Towards $10 a day Child Care in Toronto. 2024

26 Feb 2024

The report provides an overview of the Home-Child Care Agencies and uses the Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services to analyse the role of the unlicensed child care sector in Ontario. [...] Trend in the Number of Licensed Child Care Centres in Toronto The number of licensed child care centres, licensed Home Child Care Agencies, and the different types of child care programs available is critically important information for families, service providers and policy makers. [...] Unlicensed Child Care in Ontario According to the Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services in 2022, Ontario had the following type of child care services available: Center based child care services (4,384); Licensed home-based child care (2,282) and unlicensed child care (6,763). [...] The category of RECEs also includes the following roles: • Child Care Supervisors: In addition to having the role and duties of a RECE, supervisors play a leadership role in licensed child care centres, overseeing the different child care programs in the centre and the staff employed. [...] Earnings in the Child Care Industry in Toronto In 2022, the average wage in the child care industry was $22.87/hour, the highest in the past decade.
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44
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Canada