Dear cfred, I was at a Ece's conference the past weekend, it was sad to know that other provinces also will be challenged with changes, in Manitoba they're parents and professionals in the field are advocating for $10 a day daycare, and change their adult child ratios.

Quebec doesn't have anymore the popular $7 a day daycare, it is $20 more or less estimated on the family total income. The Quebec representative was concerned, because now parents instead placing their children in public run down daycares, they are choosing to pay a bit more and place.them in new private daycare centres. The proliferation of private centres are stimated on 300%.

These are mega corporations, and homedaycares are also being challenged by this corporations.

Our situation here in Ontario will also face something similar, it was anounced the creation of 100,000 opening spots in the term of five years. And big private corporations have a green light, or how else will this be solved? Parents and professionals are advocating to solve the childcare shortage, they're mobilizing all their efforts, letters, collecting signatures, and no they're celebrating the answer 100,000 spots.

Unfortunately, non for profits will also be challenged by the private sector. If we allow the proliferation of the private sector the will obviously have voice and power to move and change regulations to their favor.

We as homedaycare providers, we have.not even considered as part of their solution, the licensed sector is but even so, statistics show the need for qualit childcare is greater. The conference had good participation of daycare centres, now they.have the oportunity to expand, they will be financed and supported.

So far in my neighbourhood caregivers are already struggling to keep their spots filled. Our challenges are schools offering daycare and lately the new Kids and Co. Corporation opening doors. Our market have decreased.

Honestly I don't think we are done, we will have to face greater challenges now that the private sector.has a green light.