
Alberta investing $53 million to expand child care spaces
The Alberta government is investing $53 million to expand child care spaces in the province.
With growing demand for affordable child-care spaces in Alberta, the funding will go to the the Building Blocks Capital Grant Program. According to officials, the program will create more affordable, high-quality spaces where Alberta families need them most.
The grant will provide non-profit and public child-care providers the capital to build, expand, upgrade and make repairs to their existing facilities.
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade Matt Jones said, “The new Building Blocks grant will help achieve the Alberta government’s goal of creating 42,500 new child-care spaces by March 2026.”