To be eligible for a full-time fee subsidy, a parent must be employed, enrolled in job training or an educational program, on unemployment insurance seeking work or be referred by local health and social services.
Partial subsidy is available up to the break-even point at which income subsidy ceases.
Subsidies are based on the actual child care fee rather than a flat rate. Child care centres and family day care may surcharge subsidized parents more than the maximum daily subsidy. One-time funding Project management grant Available to early childhood agencies with a parent majority board of directors and new family day care agencies. Start-up grant Available to early childhood agencies with a majority parent board of directors and school boards. Other funding Group benefit grants All early childhood agencies and child care centres are eligible for grants to purchase group insurance, including maternity leave, extended health and dental benefits, from a designated insurance company.