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Outaouais Daycare Calls Quebec's New Portal a 'Complete Fiasco'

Ottawa sits just across the river from an Outaouais daycare provider who says Quebec's new child-care registration portal has made filling subsidized spots a struggle. The provider called the system a complete fiasco as concerned parents kept reaching out over the summer.

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Outaouais Daycare Calls Quebec's New Portal a 'Complete Fiasco'
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Ottawa is close enough to the Outaouais that child-care troubles on the Quebec side of the river ripple into daily life for families who live on one side and work or shop on the other. An Outaouais daycare provider is calling Quebec's new child-care registration portal a complete fiasco after spending the summer trying to fill subsidized spots as concerned parents continue to reach out.

The provider's account, reported by CBC News, describes ongoing frustration with the new system, though fuller details on exactly what is going wrong with the portal, and how many families or spots are affected, have not been independently confirmed yet.

Earlier this month

Ottawa's ties to decisions made across the river have been a recurring story lately: ottown's earlier report looked at the financial frameworks Quebec's parties are proposing ahead of the election.

Source: CBC News

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