Quote Originally Posted by Rose1 View Post
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Hi cfred,
This is all true when you ask us or people who are thinking clearly,but i doubt that people with little children would care about it at all and especially when promised a huge savings on day cares..
I think most likely it will be the same as when they proposed JK full time a few years ago.That affected us too,but not as much! Now this proposition might easily work out again but wil affect us much more in a bad sense
Oh, I agree! People will only see the savings. However, it should be noted that they don't have nearly enough spaces to accommodate all the children in Ontario. There will still be a market for us, though our window will be much smaller. And this doesn't factor in families with nannies or other forms of childcare. Considering how poorly FDK has gone, I think we'll be considered the more 'elite' form of childcare for those who can afford it. I know Montessori and private school enrollments are up since FDK started going down the tubes. Considering how poorly FDK has lived up to the hype, I'm thinking the free daycare will be of similar quality. On the other side, I'm hoping the PCs adopt Patrick's original plan of refunding 75% of childcare fees back to parents. That seems a smarter solution and I think it would resonate with the public. That reduces cost for families while allowing families to choose the style of childcare that works best for them. Let's utilize the childcare already available, rather than spending $38k/space for centre based care, while stripping families of all options. Ford said he liked that aspect of the original platform, but we're still waiting to hear back. I think campaigning starts in earnest next week.