N.S. hopes daycare will be key to keeping health-care system running

Health-care workers across the country are reporting high levels of burnout, and many say child care with flexible hours would help. Whether 24/7 daycare for children of health-care workers is feasible is still an open question, but at least two provinces are trying to find out.

N.S. hopes daycare will be key to keeping health-care system running
A mother hugs her toddler while playing together at a daycare.

Health-care workers across the country are reporting high levels of burnout, and many say child care with flexible hours would help. Whether 24/7 daycare for children of health-care workers is feasible is still an open question, but at least two provinces are trying to find out.