Infant's death at unlicensed daycare under investigation

CTV News Toronto

After the breaking news of the death of a 4 month old baby in an unlicensed child care, Ontario Children and Youth Services Critic Monique Taylor spoke out at Queen’s Park. Taylor said "another child, a baby boy, has died in an unlicensed daycare. We know almost nothing about him, except that he should be alive today," "One death is too many. Four deaths in less than a year is a crisis for families in the province," she said.

The cause of death remains unknown. The Ministry of Education has proposed legislation that would toughen existing rules for unlicensed child care, however Taylor, the MPP for Hamilton Mountain says "the minister's bill will do nothing to insure that we have enough inspectors to keep kids safe,".

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