Affordability

Childcare platforms

Here's what the 2024 Nova Scotia election parties are promising.
We don't have any PC policies on Childcare.

Liberal

  • Expand the provincial childcare agreement with the federal government to allow private daycare operators to access funding

    "In order to create more spaces, we need to expand our agreement with the federal government to allow private daycare operators to access funding. Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick all have agreements that allow for some level of private expansion. Nova Scotia deserves a fair deal.

    A Nova Scotia Liberal government will aggressively negotiate with the federal government to allow private daycare operators to expand, spurring the creation of more affordable childcare spaces and allowing more Nova Scotians to enter the workforce if they want to."

    Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

NDP

  • Establish a pilot programme with four new publicly-owned and operated childcare centres in underserved areas
  • Provide capital funding to schools to provide more childcare spaces
  • Create a centralised waitlist for childcare opportunities

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