On the heels of a decision to look for regionally-owned lands and buildings that could be used for housing, the Region of Waterloo is now also exploring whether any could be repurposed for new child-care centres.
Waterloo region's Children and Youth Planning Table has released the results of their third youth impact survey, which shows how young people feel about their community, relationships and mental health.
So far only 11 out of 61 child care operators in Waterloo Region have applied for Ontario's $10 a day child care program. Director of children services for the Region of Waterloo, Barb Cardow, tells us what this means for families in the region now that the province is extending the deadline to apply.
Three weeks after applications opened, only one of 65 eligible childcare providers in Waterloo region has signed on to the provincial rebate program to bring in $10-a-day child-care.