Quebec needs to do more to address worker shortage, say daycare directors 2 May 2021 at 17 h 48 min Reading time: 30 s
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By Michael Boriero
The provincial government has promised to invest $64 million into training and retaining qualified educators in childcare services, combatting a significant worker shortage, but people within the network want to see a deeper, more fundamental change.
The investment, according to Isis Dostie, executive director at the Centre de la Petite Enfance (CPE) l’Oiseau d’or in Lennoxville, is necessary, especially with 51,000 children on daycare waiting lists. The problem, though, is the low wages and stressful environment.
Daycare centres struggle with worker shortages and inflated wait lists 21 February 2021 at 17 h 42 min Reading time: 1 min
By Michael Boriero - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There are thousands of children in Quebec stuck on daycare waiting lists due to a lack of available space, an overwhelmed system and a nagging worker shortage.
The Coalition Avenir Québec government promised to create an additional 13,500 spots in the province’s Centre de la petite enfance (CPE) network when it came into power. According to Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) MNA Marc Tanguay, they have failed to make any headway.
The Eastern Townships was promised 595 spots, however, in a press release, Tanguay noted that the government has only reached 11 per cent of its goal in the region. He also confirmed that the waiting list for CPEs has reached 50,000 names across Quebec.