古尔德部长探访安省持牌托儿服务中心，育儿家 庭已获费用减低 Minister Gould meets with families receiving fee reductions for licensed child care in Ontario

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在加拿大各地，有太多的家庭无法获得可负担的、包容且高质量的托儿服务。这就是为什 么联邦政府制定了一项计划，要为加拿大的育儿父母落实平均每天 10 加元的六岁以下儿 童托儿服务。这项计划将使民众家庭的生活更易于负担，创造新的就业机会，让父母—特 别是女性—能够重返职场，并壮大中产阶层，同时给每个孩子一个真实和公平的机会去争 取成功。 10 月 18 日，联邦家庭、儿童和社会发展部长古尔德（Karina Gould）阁下探访了位于渥 太华的安德鲁·福莱克儿童服务中心（Andrew Fleck Children’s Services），与当地的家 长和幼儿早期教育工作者交谈，谈到在全加拿大范围的儿童早期教育和托儿服务体系之下， 他们看到了托儿服务费用得到了削减。 

从本周开始，在安德鲁·福莱克儿童服务中心 6 岁以下孩子的父母们将看到他们的托儿费 平均减少 25%，回溯从 2022 年 4 月 1 日开始计算，为每个孩子平均节省约 2200 元费用。 

部长强调，这些费用节省将提供给全省的育儿父母，适用于那些选择加入全加拿大幼儿早 期教育和托儿体系的托儿服务机构。到 2022 年 12 月底，六岁以下儿童在持牌托儿机构 中的费用将会进一步减少，平均费用的总体减少程度将达 50%，此举可以让安大略省的 民众家庭每年为每个孩子节省约 6,000加元。 

创立全加拿大范围的儿童早期教育和托儿服务体系，正当其时。加拿大联邦政府将继续与 全国各省、地区政府和原住民伙伴合作，确保所有家庭都能获得易于负担的、高质量的、 灵活和包容的儿童早期教育和托儿服务，无论他们住在哪里。 

引述

家庭、儿童和社会发展部长卡瑞娜·古尔德（Karina Gould）阁下： “《加拿大-安大略省全加拿大儿童早期教育和托儿服务协议》把民众家庭放在首位，并 将确保每个儿童都能获得高质量、可负担、灵活和包容的托儿服务。这项投资将提供急需 的支持，减少育有年幼子女家庭的生活成本。联邦政府一如既往专注于为民众家庭减轻生 活负担，并给每个孩子一个尽可能好的人生起点。” 幼儿早期教育工作者、安德鲁·福莱克儿童服务中心行政总监金·希斯考特（Kim Hiscott）： 

“我们非常荣幸能够帮助参加我们安德鲁·福莱克儿童服务计划的家庭，为他们落实全加 拿大范围的儿童早期教育和托儿服务计划。知道这将对儿童和他们的父母的生活产生多大 的影响，令我异常兴奋——这是一段旅程，为了确保所有社区的所有儿童都能在持牌的托 儿所获得幼儿早期教育，虽然尚有更多的工作要做，但我们正走在正确的路上。”

事实简要 

· 作为《2021 年预算》的一部分，联邦政府做出一个变个性的投资，在五年内投入 超过 270 亿加元，与各省和地区一起创立一个全加拿大的儿童早期教育和托儿服 务体系。结合其他投资，包括对原住民儿童早期教育和托儿服务的投资，五年内将 提供高达 300 亿加元支持儿童早期教育和托儿服务。 

· 安大略省于 2022 年 3 月签署加入“全加拿大儿童早期教育和托儿服务”。根据全 加拿大协议，联邦政府将在五年内向安省提供 102 亿加元。 

· 在与安大略省签署全加拿大协议之前，加拿大政府自 2017 年以来已经在该省的儿 童早期教育和托儿服务方面投资了超过 5.86 亿元。 

相关链接 

· 加拿大-安大略关于全加拿大儿童早期教育和托儿服务协议-2021 年至 2026 年 

· 多边儿童早期教育和托儿服务框架 

· 走向每天 10 元：儿童早期教育和托儿服务 

Minister Gould meets with families receiving fee reductions for licensed child care in Ontario

Canada Too many families across Canada lack access to affordable, inclusive and high-quality child care. That is why the Government of Canada has laid out a plan to provide parents in Canada with, on average, $10-a-day child care for children under six years old. This plan will make life more affordable for families, create new jobs, get parents—especially women—back into the workforce, and grow the middle class, while giving every child a real and fair chance at success.

Today, the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, visited Andrew Fleck Children’s Services in Ottawa, Ontario, to speak with parents and Early Childhood Educators about recent child care fee reductions they are seeing as part of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care System.

Beginning this week, parents at Andrew Fleck Children’s Services with children under the age of six will see their child care fees reduced by an average of 25 percent retroactive to April 1, 2022, saving families an average of about $2,200 per child.

The Minister highlighted that these fee reductions will be available to parents across the province whose child care providers opt into the Canada-wide system. By the end of December 2022, fees for licensed child care for children under six will be further reduced, resulting in a total reduction of an average of 50%, which could save Ontario families about $6,000 per child each year.

The time for a Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care System is now. The Government of Canada continues to work with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners across the country to ensure that all families have access to affordable, high-quality, flexible, and inclusive early learning and child care, no matter where they live.

Quotes

―The Canada-Ontario Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement puts families first, and will ensure every child has access to high-quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive child care. This investment will provide much-needed support to reduce the cost of living for families with young children. The Government of Canada remains focused on making life more affordable for families and giving every child the best possible start in life.‖

– Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould ―Being able to implement the Canada-wide early learning and Child Care program for families attending our Andrew Fleck Children’s Services programs is such an honour. Knowing how much of a difference this will make in the lives of children and their parents gives me goose bumps – its been a journey and while there is more to do to ensure an early learning experience in licensed child care is available for all children in all communities, we are on the right path‖

– Kim Hiscott, Early Childhood Educator and Executive Director of Andrew Fleck Children’s Services

Quick facts

· As part of Budget 2021, the Government of Canada made a transformative investment of over $27 billion over five years to build a Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care System with provinces and territories. Combined with other investments, including in Indigenous early learning and child care, up to $30 billion over five years will be provided in support of early learning and child care.

· Ontario signed on to the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care in March 2022. Under the Canada-wide agreement, the federal government will provide $10.2 billion over five years to Ontario.

· Prior to signing the Canada-wide agreement with Ontario, the Government of Canada had already invested more than $586 million in early learning and child care in the province since 2017.

Associated links

· Canada-Ontario Canada-wide Early Learning and Childcare Agreement – 2021 to 2026 

· Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework 

· Toward $10-a-Day: Early Learning and Child Care 

From: Employment and Social Development Canada