Quebec announces 14,000 new daycare spaces within two years


Household minister Mathieu Lacombe introduced Sunday that he has approved the creation of 14,000 new daycare areas, which ought to be accessible inside two years.


This contains 8,000 areas in childcare centres (CPEs) and 6,000 in sponsored daycares, he stated at a press convention in Montreal.


Final October, Premier François Legault promised so as to add 37,000 areas by 2025. He stated that 20,000 of those areas have been already within the works.


Quebec launched a name for initiatives to fill the remaining.


With Sunday’s additions, a complete of 34,000 areas out of 37,000 are being created.


Whereas ready for the brand new infrastructures to be put in place, the CPEs and sponsored daycares which have been approved to supply these areas will have the ability to “supply them in momentary amenities,” comparable to vacant premises, the Minister stated.


Geneviève Bélisle, govt director of the Affiliation québécoise des facilities de la petite enfance, added that due to an settlement with the federal government, the CPEs will have the ability to have prefabricated areas constructed.


This can permit them to speed up the method and ”put the trouble of a number of CPEs collectively to actually develop ideas and plans.”


She introduced that tenders will quickly be issued for the design and manufacture of the homes.

— This report was first printed in French by The Canadian Press on Feb. 6, 2022. 

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