Child-care wait lists balloon in many Ontario regions amid $10-a-day program
Child-care wait lists have ballooned across Ontario since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program, as demand due to the lower fees appears to be far outpacing the creation of new spaces in many regions.
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![Advocates say that early childhood educators in Ontario are among the lowest paid in the country, and say that raising their wages is critical to the success of the $10-a-day child-care program. Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. Cubby holes and backpacks hang on the wall of a daycare in Langley, B.C.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7085319.1705428001!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ontario-child-care-daycare.jpg)
Child-care wait lists have ballooned across Ontario since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program, as demand due to the lower fees appears to be far outpacing the creation of new spaces in many regions.