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Becky Druhan, Nova Scotia's minister of education and early childhood development, says her department will have to examine options to help private daycare operators expand now that the federal government has rejected her request to allow them to tap into federal funds. ....
Ten-dollar-a-day daycare is supposed to make things easier for parents but some private operators in Nova Scotia are warning they may be forced to close. ....
The Houston government has promised daycare operators $100 million more each year to boost the salaries of early childhood educators. But some private operators and the organization that represents non-profit centres say it's not enough to prevent further closures.. ....
The owner of a for-profit daycare in Halifax says she's closing her centre because the provincial government's plan for the sector doesn't align with her business model. ....
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he's committed to $10-a-day daycare and is also willing to sit down with private operators to hear their concerns and possibly scrap some of the terms they're being asked to agree to in order to receive funding. ....