Feds & AB Government extend child care agreement, providing $290-million over four years
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LETHBRIDGE, AB – The child care system is getting a boost thanks to a continued joint agreement from the federal and provincial governments.
They have signed a four-year extension to the Canada-Alberta Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with funding totalling $290-million
“Child care is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. High-quality early learning experiences are essential to the intellectual, emotional and physical development of our children,” says federal Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development Ahmed Hussen. “Our government will continue to fight for families and children in Alberta, to ensure they have access to affordable, accessible, flexible and inclusive child care. Because every child deserves the best possible start in life.”
The goal under this agreement is to improve access to high-quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive early learning and child care programs and spaces.
