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Ontario falling short of child-care fee, space creation, staffing goals: auditor

Published Oct 1, 2025 at 7:11pm

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Ontario falling short of child-care fee, space creation, staffing goals: auditor

Ontario's auditor general Shelley Spence speaks to the media following the release of her annual report at the Ontario legislature in Toronto on Dec. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario is not on track to meet its targets on child-care fees, number of spaces created or percentage of qualified staff within the $10-a-day system, the province's auditor general has found.

Shelley Spence's office released a report Wednesday looking at Ontario's progress in implementing the national child-care program and found that while several provinces have already lowered parent fees to an average of $10 a day, Ontario likely won't meet that unless it makes some changes.

"The $10 a day is achievable, but the next day it may be a problem," Spence said at a press conference.

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