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 Thinking outside the daycare

One thing that people overlook in this situation is home-based child care. They are more affordable than licensed child care because of lower overhead, but could provide great value as a lot of them are managed and operated by registered early childhood educators. Some home-based child-care providers are also licensed providers.

Why this idea won't work

 The variance of quality in home-based care versus licensed child care is quite high. We need affordable licensed child care spaces for all children to have access too. 

The Unlikely Solution To Ontario's Child-Care Crisis