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Old 11-16-2016, 10:29 AM   #81
ae118
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Default $25-a-day daycare pilot project coming to 18 Alberta early learning child care centre

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Originally Posted by cracher View Post
Just a heads up for those with kids turning 5: If you think your childcare expenses are going to be halved when half-day kindergarten starts, think again. After school care from someone who is willing to feed/tutor your kid can be 2/3 to 3/4 the cost of full day.

Agreed. Especially since most kindergartens aren't even a half day, they're more like 2.5-3 hours. So you have to find a daycare that can accommodate pick-up (or drop-off) if there is no onsite care at the school. Obviously they're going to charge a decent amount since you're short on options and they're doing a majority of the daily care.

The system is not set up for two working parents.
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