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RICHMOND
– Families with children aged six to
12, who receive a child care subsidy for out-of-school child care, will see
their monthly subsidy amount increase beginning Sept. 1, Minister of State for
Child Care Linda Reid announced today.
“By
increasing the maximum monthly child care subsidy rate, we can directly support
parents with the costs of child care,” said Reid. “This increase will have a
positive impact on low and middle income families across the province as we
start the new school year.”
For both licensed and unlicensed out-of-school
care, the maximum monthly child care subsidy rates will increase as follows:
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For children in
out-of-school care for four hours or less per day, the rate increases to $8.50
per day or $170 per month, up from $147.56.
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For children in
out-of-school care for more than four hours per day, the rate increases to $10
per day or $200 per month, up from $173.
The
increase will enable families of children aged six to 12 to receive a higher
subsidy rate at the start of the upcoming school year. An estimated 13,300
children and 10,000 families will be positively affected by this increase. Families currently receiving the subsidy do not have
to reapply for this increase to take effect.
“The child care
subsidy rate increase, for children age six to 12, is fabulous news for
families who access financial support for their child care needs,” said
Terra McKenzie, director of child care services at Hamilton Community
Centre, where today’s announcement took place. “We welcome
the increase for families in our child care program and for
those across the province.”
The Child Care
Subsidy Program, administered by the Ministry of Children and Family
Development, supports approximately 25,000 children each month throughout B.C. The
amount of subsidy a family can receive depends on the family’s income and size,
the ages of the children and the type of child care provided.
The B.C. government is committed to providing sustainable child care in
order that families can choose from a range of affordable, safe, quality child
care options. For more information on child care in B.C. and the Child Care
Subsidy Program, visit the ministry website at www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/.
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