New Brunswick announces child care plan [Video]

New Brunswick is partnering with the federal government to bring affordable early learning and child care to the province. On Wednesday, New Brunswick announced a three-year plan to improve and expand early child care and education services.

New Brunswick Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Bill Hogan said the province is grateful for its partnership with the federal government.

“I am proud to witness the remarkable strides made over the past few years to improve New Brunswick’s early learning and child-care system,” Hogan said. “We know there is still work to be done and we are committed to continuing to improve learning environments for all our youngest learners.”

In a news release, the province said the action plan outlines more than $426 million in spending to improve five key areas.

• Affordability: more than $295 million towards average, regulated child-care fees of $10-a-day.
• Access: more than $20 million towards the creation of 3,400 …