Officials in Peel Region have voted Thursday to close a total of 12 municipally funded child care centres, CityNews reports.
The decision will mean 800 subsidized child care spaces will be phased out over a two year period, saving Peel taxpayers $12-million.
Officials say the savings will be redirected to help families pay for spots in non-profit and private centres.
Ahead of the vote, some parents held a protest outside Peel Region headquarters in Brampton, Thursday morning.
Recently, KMPG conducted a three-year study on the effects of the province’s all-day kindergarten program, and proposed to cut the learn-play-care child care spaces.
Peel councillors then created a task force to study the issue in more depth, and it agreed with the staff report, recommending a two-year phase out.
Peel officials vote to close 12 public child care centres
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