Quebec Daycare Essay
There exists a law in the province of Quebec, which prohibits a parent(s) from leaving any child under the age of twelve (12) unattended or unsupervised by an adult for any given period of time. (Immigration Quebec) This law, without the services offered by daycares and childcare centers, would be impossible to follow due to both work and study. However, in Quebec, not only are there ample daycare and childcare services offered to the families of children under the age of twelve (12), but many are affordable as they fall under the government subsidized universal daycare plan which is currently unique to Quebec, and allows for these services to be affordable to all families in all income brackets as it generally costs only $7.30 a day per child. (Services Quebec)
In Quebec, there are certain daycare and childcare facilities, which function under the Educational Childcare Act. Whilst acting under the Educational Childcare Act, these facilities are able to offer “reduced-contribution spaces” which cost the parents or guardians of children roughly $7.00 a day. (Services …show more content…
There are many other more in depth points of the Educational Childcare Act (Bill 124), however, I feel that this allows for a rather educated look into Quebec’s childcare system, and I believe that these points allow for us as citizens of Quebec, to understand the complexity and uniqueness of the childcare services which are provided to us, as it allows for our economy to build as more people are able to enter into the workforce, as there is less of a need to sacrifice either parental or work responsibilities, whilst still remaining affordable for all families in all income
In Quebec, there are certain daycare and childcare facilities, which function under the Educational Childcare Act. Whilst acting under the Educational Childcare Act, these facilities are able to offer “reduced-contribution spaces” which cost the parents or guardians of children roughly $7.00 a day. (Services …show more content…
There are many other more in depth points of the Educational Childcare Act (Bill 124), however, I feel that this allows for a rather educated look into Quebec’s childcare system, and I believe that these points allow for us as citizens of Quebec, to understand the complexity and uniqueness of the childcare services which are provided to us, as it allows for our economy to build as more people are able to enter into the workforce, as there is less of a need to sacrifice either parental or work responsibilities, whilst still remaining affordable for all families in all income