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Payments To Parents For Childcare Can Spur Supply Of New Spaces
Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
… non-subsidized spaces can be created quickly in response to an increase in demand (driven by generous childcare-related payments to parents). The Quebec experience shows that subsidized licensed care can coexist with a refundable tax credit system for non-subsidized care, and that increasing the supply of childcare can also originate from direct payments to parents.
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Same Old Federal Thinking Hampers Childcare Plan
Thursday, May 6th, 2021
It would have been simpler and more expedient for the federal government to directly fund childcare costs through grants or tax credits. And a focus on affordability for parents needing to work would have enabled the federal government to save some money for other health-related provincial transfers.
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