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Does childcare in Canada really only cost $10 per day?!?

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ThreeFeetTall · 31/10/2022 13:51

I listened to the recent Woman's Hour discussion about childcare and they said this- $10 per day childcare for ages 0-12. Started in Quebec and now being rolled out to the rest of the country.

I just couldn't believe it! Our nursery in UK costs £70 per day!

Is anyone in Canada able to confirm this? I've googled and it seems to be true but I know from the Uk that things aren't always the same in reality (eg '30 free hours' doesn't always mean that)

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SorenLorensonIsInvisible · 31/10/2022 22:43

QuentininQuarantino · 31/10/2022 18:11

In Spain it’s subsidized to about 200€ a month and free from after age 2.

It obviously comes from tax but so does school so I don’t understand the argument that people don’t want to pay for other people’s children.

paying for other people’s childcare through tax enables women to go back to work which creates a more equal, fairer society for everyone. Economies have been proven to be healthier when women work. Also, early years are considered important and if your tax is paying for education anyway, why start at 4/5?

Also those women pay tax, and will pay far more tax in the future on average if they haven't had their careers disrupted by unaffordable childcare costs. So it makes economic sense if you take a long term view.

Oh.

Pretty obvious then why it's not UK policy.

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