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Fragile child-care sector in Alberta hit hard by COVID-19: National survey

from Edmonton Journal

Fragile child-care sector in Alberta hit hard by COVID-19: National survey Edmonton Journal Alberta child-care centres suffered more layoffs during the first six weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic than centres in other provinces, according to a national survey. The July report from the Canadian Child Care Federation and Muttart Foundation says the Alberta sector was “significantly more exposed” to the negative economic and social impacts of the pandemic because of a lack of direct and immediate emergency cash from the province to child-care centres that were required by public health orders to close. READ MORE

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