A new Probe Research survey shows caregivers continue to face lengthy waits for childcare spaces in Manitoba.
“More and more families are anxious to get a space,” said Manitoba Child Care Association Executive Director Jodie Kehl. “Unfortunately, that’s not their reality.”
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The survey found the average wait for a space was 17 months. Childcare is also increasingly affecting parental employment, with 37 per cent turning down a job and 52 per cent delaying returning to work due to trouble finding child care.
“We often hear about the economic horse pulling the social cart. I wonder if it’s reversal, that the social cart now is sometimes impacting the economic cart,” Kehl said.
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