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CHILD CARE FEE SUBSIDY PROGRAM

Fee assistance is paid directly to service providers on behalf of eligible parents through the Day Care Assistance Program.

Eligibility is determined through a needs and income test which is administered by the Department of Human Resources Development-New Brunswick (HRDH).

The provincial fee subsidy budget is capped. There is no longer an open-ended first come, first served subsidy program. Allocation of spaces is based on geography, program, and/or child/group-at-risk criteria assessment.

Subsidies are payable to any regulated non-profit or for-profit child care centre or community day care home.

Eligibility for fee subsidy (net income, 1998)
  Turning point Break-even point
All family sizes $15,000 -
1 child, 2 yrs and older   15,000 $23,100
1 child, under 2 yrs   15,000   24,180

The turning point is the income level up to which full subsidy is available. Partial subsidy is available up to the break-even point at which income subsidy ceases.
Maximum subsidy by age of child (1998)*
0-2 yrs $18.50/day
2-6 yrs   16.50/day
6-12 yrs    9.25/day
* same in centres and family day care

There is no minimum user fee. Programs may surcharge subsidized parents.

Average percentage of centre revenue from fee subsidies   26.9%

PUBLIC FUNDING FOR REGULATED CHILD CARE (1998)

One-time funding

None.

Recurring funding

Special needs funding   Special needs funding is provided to integrated day care centres under Early Childhood Initiatives.

Average percentage of centre revenue from government grants   1.9%

PROVINCIAL ALLOCATIONS FOR REGULATED CHILD CARE (1998)

Fee subsidy $4,200,000
One time funding None
Recurring funding None
Special needs funding 1,323,000
Total $5,523,000

Other   The Alternative Child Care Program (National Child Benefit dollars $1.5 million) provides a subsidy for parents not on social assistance living further than 5 km away from regulated child care. It is intended to pay for shift and weekend care.

Annual regulated child care allocation for each child 0-12yrs (1998) $46.37
(estimate based on provincial budget)

FEDERAL FUNDING

Entitlements on child care expenditures No longer available
(See FEDERAL ROLE for more information)

SALARIES (1998)

Mean gross hourly wage for child care staff
(full and part-time staff combined)
Centres
Assistant Teachers $6.34
Teachers   7.12
Teachers Directors 9.26
Administrative Directors 10.06
Family day care
Information not available

Average percentage of centre budget spent on wages and benefits  68.8%

FEES (1998)

Median monthly parent fees for full-time care
Centres
Infants (Age 0-17 mos) $380
Toddlers (Age 18 mos - 3 yrs)   360
Preschoolers (Age 3 yrs -5.11yrs)   360
School-age Information not available
Family day care
Age three

$15.46


Average percentage of centre revenue from parent fees  68.7%

 
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