Ontario child-care operators is asking the province to allow the sector to fully reopen in September.The six operators, who are all women, say a government plan that restricts capacity could result in the closure of some centres.Education Minister Stephen Lecce said this week that the province was planning to expand the number of children allowed in daycare centres effective July 27, from the current cohorts of 10 to 15 children.
Child care providers say Ontario government’s efforts to help falling far short Lecce said that should help restore 90 per cent of the province’s pre-pandemic child-care system capacity.The providers call the cohort numbers “arbitrary” and say they will reduce available child-care spaces for families.The group.