Alberta and Ontario childcare funding and licensing updates.

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   Early Childhood Educator Workforce Supports Program

   This grant funding is also available to: licensed for-profit programs serving children up to kindergarten age that do not qualify for affordability funding licensed programs that only provide out-of-school care to kindergarten and school-age children Supports include funding for wage top-ups, professional development, release time and mandatory employer contributions. Eligible programs and agencies apply on behalf of their paid, certified ECE employees and family day home educators.

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   Source checked: Oct 28, 2026, 2:27 a.m. UTC · Alberta and Ontario

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   Division 1: Local Priorities Guideline (Updated November 2025)

   Page 1 of 58 Ministry of Education Ontario Child Care and Early Years Funding Guidelines for Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Services Administration Boards Chapter 3, Division 1: Local Priorities Guideline NOVEMBER 2025 TERRITORY WITHOUT MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION .................................. 30 6.A PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................... 30 6.B ELIGIBILITY ..................................................................................................................... 30 6.C REPORTING REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................... 30 PART 7.

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   Source checked: Oct 28, 2026, 3:59 a.m. UTC · Alberta and Ontario

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   Infrastructure Guideline (Updated November 2025)

   Ontario Child Care and Early Years Funding Guidelines for Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Services Administration Boards Chapter 5: Infrastructure Guideline NOVEMBER 2025 Page 3 of 18 PART 1: START-UP GRANTS 1.A PURPOSE Ontario’s Action Plan for implementing CWELCC includes developing a framework for targeted space creation and providing funding for Start-up Grants to support the creation of new, affordable child care spaces for eligible children in targeted locations and for populations most in need.

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   Source checked: Oct 28, 2026, 3:59 a.m. UTC · Alberta and Ontario

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