Amanda Munday was only able to go back to work in 2015 because her mother took early retirement to help with child care. But the east-Toronto parents’ frustration over the acute lack of licensed care and punishing costs topping $2,000 a month may soon be over. Last week, Ontario’s NDP joined the Liberals in making child care a cornerstone of their platform in the June 7 provincial election. “The NDP plan would result in huge space shortages and long waiting lists, rather than affordable child care,” Cleveland says. Rothman and other advocates believe the Liberals’ promise of free child care for preschoolers is a “game-changer” and can’t be ignored.

Source: thestar April 22, 2018 18:16 UTC