Little crèche on the prairies

The author of this study has worked independently and the opinions expressed are therefore his own, and do not necessarily refl ect the opinions of the board of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. [...] Differences in for-profi t child care coverage Signifi cantly, the 2006 election result led across provinces are typically the product of to the dismantling of a $5-billion fi ve- different government policies with respect year national daycare strategy and the to child care subsidies. [...] This backgrounder examines the diverse experience of the three Prairie provinces Canada boasts a wide variety of experience with respect to child care coverage, quality in the provision of child care. [...] However, a reliance on entirely non-profi t daycare provision limits The diversity of policy choices across the competition in the daycare market, reduces Prairie provinces provides an interesting parental choice and appears to slow the basis for comparing the ability of govern- opening of new daycares. [...] The province’s record of continued One way to measure the effi ciency of child care space expansion suggests its government subsidies is to examine the mixed model that includes both for-profi t number of spaces created for every $1,000 and non-profi t centres is a crucial factor in in government funding.