A large Toronto child-care operator is rolling back raises for staff, laying the blame on how the Ontario government is funding the national $10-a-day program.
The Learning Enrichment Foundation, which has 25 centres across the city, told parents in a recent letter that it had made the difficult decision to reduce pay because the way Ontario is funding the program is "placing the sector in jeopardy."
"Simply put, the ($10-a-day program's) funding formula does not fully cover the wages and expenses required to operate quality child care," the foundation wrote.