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Province announces funding to create more spaces in rural areas deemed 'childcare deserts'

Krystal Churcher, chair of the Association of Alberta Child Care Entrepreneurs and owner of a private childcare centre in Fort McMurray said the province opening up funding for more for-profit childcare spaces allowed private operators like herself a moment to breath.

$20 million in funding announced for new and licensed Alberta childcare providers to create 22,500 new private childcare spaces over three years.

Applications are open to new and existing licensed non-profit and private facility-based child-care programs and family day homes interested in creating new child-care spaces.

The Alberta government announced on October 10th that the Space Creation Grant will be expanded to include pri...

The provincial government is creating more affordable child care spaces for Alberta families.

The $20 million in funding comes from an expansion of the Space Creation Grant to include new and licensed childcare providers which is a part of the $3.8 billion Alberta-Canada Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

Applications are open to new and existing licensed non-profit and private facility-based child-care programs and family day homes interested in creating new child-care spaces.

The governments of Alberta and Canada are helping create up to 22,500 affordable private child-care spaces where families need them most.

Providing funding to licensed family day home agencies will increase affordable child-care spaces for Alberta families in high-need and high-demand areas.