The Ontario government has ordered child care centres to stop collection payments from parents while the facilities are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The emergency order, which also temporarily protects the spaces of children, was announced Friday afternoon. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “COVID-19 has imposed significant financial pressure on working parents,” Education Minister Stephen Lecce said in a statement.
As for private-sector child care providers, the government encouraged those businesses and operators to apply for the federal government’s emergency benefits.