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Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced a plan for 53,000 additional new licensed childcare spaces by December 2026, as well as a fee reduction for families with children under the age of six of up to 50 per cent by end of this year.

Freeland and Lecce's announcement comes after a report released last month found the appeal of $10-a-day child care in the province could lead to a surge in demand over the next four years, leaving thousands of families without access to cheaper daycare options.

Ontario's Financial Accountability Officer (FAO) reviewed the Ford government's plans to reduce daycare fees, in line with the federal government's new cost-cutting childcare program, and estimated that the number of families looking for affordable options will explode as prices continue to plummet.

By 2026, the FAO suggests, the families of 602,257 children under the age of six will want a $10-a-day child-care space. The figure is significantly higher than the 375,111 places Ontario is currently planning to provide, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of families shut out of the new program.

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