{"id":8278,"date":"2017-11-26T15:22:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T20:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=8278"},"modified":"2017-11-26T15:25:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T20:25:41","slug":"8278","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/26\/8278\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Child Care More Attainable and Affordable"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today Patrick Brown, Ontario PC Leader, announced that an Ontario PC government will introduce a new Ontario Child Care Refund for up to 75% of child care expenses, or up to $6,750 per child.<\/p>\n

\u201cFamilies in every corner of the province are struggling to find child care. If they can find it, they struggle to pay for it,\u201d said Brown. \u201cOntario families need relief. The Ontario PCs will make child care more attainable\u00a0and more affordable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ontario has the highest child care costs in the country. The Ontario Child Care Refund will supplement the current federal Child Care Expense Deduction, which fails to provide substantial relief to lower-income families.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn Ontario PC government will pay up to three quarters of child care costs for lower-income families,\u201d Brown added. \u201cUnder our plan, a single parent who has a child under\u00a0six and earns less than $35,000 per\u00a0year will be eligible for a refund of up to $6,750.\u201d<\/p>\n

To make child care more attainable, Patrick Brown and the Ontario PCs will build 100,000 new child care spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ontario PCs will deliver much-needed relief to families. This will put money back in the pockets of hardworking families, delivered monthly to those who qualify,\u201d said Brown. \u201cThat\u2019s real change that works for families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Covering up to 75% of child care costs for Ontario families is one of five key measures included in the Ontario PC Party\u2019s plan to get Ontario back on track, called the People\u2019s Guarantee<\/a>. Additional measures in the People\u2019s Guarantee include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n