UCP extends childcare program, but some operators say they’ve been left in the dark

The Alberta government says it will extend the first phase of its $25-a-day child care pilot program until June, instead of ending it in March of this year as originally planned. But some child care operators say the decision is putting undue pressure on their operations because program planning is difficult without knowing the province’s long-term plans. Under the NDP government, a $25-a-day daycare program was rolled out to 22 operators across the province in April of 2017. The following