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CHILD CARE FEE SUBSIDY PROGRAM
Fee assistance is paid directly to
service providers on behalf of eligible parents if child care is a
regulated service. In the case of unregulated care, the subsidy is paid
to the parent, not the care provider.
The intention of the subsidy program is to provide assistance for the
parent to work or take part in a training program. Eligibility is
determined by a needs assessment which takes into consideration parent
costs and family size as well as income.
Subsidies are payable to any regulated for-profit or non-profit service
or to an unregulated arrangement. Payments for unregulated care are made
directly to the parents, based on an attendance report signed by the
child care provider.
Eligibility for fee subsidy (1998)
Eligibility varies with
clients' actual housing, utility and child care costs, plus social
assistance rates of food and clothing. A needs assessment is applied so
there is no set break-even point. There is no territory-wide maximum
subsidy. Maximums are set for the type of care. There is no minimum user
fee.
| Average
percentage of centre revenue from fee subsidies |
Information
not available |
PUBLIC FUNDING FOR
REGULATED CHILD CARE (1998)
One-time funding Start-up
funding is available to non-profit licensed centres and family day
homes, including part-time, infant, after-school and special needs
spaces. Funding ranges from $188-$3,420/space.
Recurring funding Operating funding is
available to non-profit, licensed centres and family day homes from
$1.25 -$14.25/occupied space/day, depending on the age of the child
and the location of the program.
| Average
percentage of centre revenue from government grants |
Information
not available |
TERRITORIAL ALLOCATIONS FOR REGULATED
CHILD CARE (1998)
| Fee
subsidy |
$1,081,004 |
| Start-up
and operating grants |
1,190,000 |
| Total |
$2,271,000 |
| Annual
regulated child care allocation for each child 0-12 yrs (1998) |
Information
not available |
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 |
$12.07 |
| Teachers |
13.40 |
| Teachers
Directors |
19.32 |
| Administrative
Directors |
n/a |
| Family
day care |
| Information
not available |
| Average
percentage of centre budget spent on wages and benefits |
Information
not available |
FEES (1998)
| Median
monthly parent fees for full-time care |
| Centres |
| Infants
(Age 0-17 mos) |
Information
not available |
| Toddlers
(Age 18 mos - 3 yrs) |
Information
not available |
| Preschoolers
(Age 3 yrs -5.11yrs) |
Information
not available |
| School-age |
Information
not available |
| Family
day care |
| Information
not available |
| Average
percentage of centre revenue from parent fees |
Information
not available |
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