Ontario has secured a deal with the federal government on a national child care plan for Ontario families. Families will see financial relief through reduced average parent fees every year, with $10/day average licensed child care fees for children ages 0-6 by September 2025.
Licensed child care providers have the option to enroll into the CWELCC system and must notify CDSSAB of their intention to do so by September 1, 2022. As licensed child care centres and licensed home child care agencies enroll into the system, rebates to parents can begin.
For licensed child care agencies participating in the CWELCC system, all families with children six or under as of June 30 attending care, will see a fee reduction of up to 25% (to a minimum of $12/day), retroactive to April 1, 2022.
Parents can expect a further reduction by the end of December 2022, on average reducing fees by 50%. The next reduction will be implemented in September 2024, and the final reduction to $10/day child care, on average, in September 2025.
The CWELCC system requires the creation of many new policies and procedures; therefore, it will take some time for licensed child care providers to enroll in the new system. Please be patient, as CDSSAB is working closely with the licensed child care sector to implement the new system as quickly as possible.