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Unloading city-run daycares, seniors’ homes could be a challenge
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
July 13, 2011
City consultants KPMG have suggested the city unload its child-care centres to help bridge a $774 million budget shortfall next year. Of 932 centres in Toronto, only 55 are run by the city. A 2008 report found the city-run centres provide better service than those run by non-profits or businesses. But they are also “considerably more expensive”… Wednesday’s KPMG report also suggested the city should transfer nine of its 10 long-term care homes… A recent study showed for-profit care is “more likely to produce inferior outcomes,” she noted. “In the end, ownership matters.”
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