New Affordability Grant ($10-a-day Daycare by 2026) is available to Kindergarten families at EASCA.
Subsidy is also available to parents who qualify.
What is Affordability Grant
Alberta and Canada’s governments have signed an agreement to reduce child care fees in half for parents with kids zero to kindergarten age starting early 2022 and reach an average of $10 a day child care by 2025-26. The government is doing this in two ways: by providing affordability grants directly to the licensed child care centres (like Edmonton After School Care Association) so the centers can lower fees for all parents (for EASCA, it is only for families who have their children in kindergarten), and by raising the income threshold for child care subsidy up to $180,000.
So, the affordability grant and subsidy will work together for those parents who qualify for a subsidy based on their income, but the affordability grant will be available for all parents (kindergarten parents only for EASCA) regardless of their family income.
What this means for Kindergarten parents
Starting in early 2022, Kindergarten parents can expect to see a reduction in fees as follows:
Kindergarten fees will reduce by $450 per month
Maximum subsidy rates for Kindergarten parents
In addition to the reduction in fees through the affordability grant, the subsidy will continue to be available to families who qualify as per adjusted rates and income thresholds. The maximum subsidy that a family can qualify for will be $266 (for family income under $120,000). So, this subsidy will be on top of the reduction in fees that will be available to all families due to the new affordability grant.
For more information click on the links below:
Subsidy Information
Online Subsidy Application
For all subsidy inquiries contact:
Child Care Subsidy, Alberta Supports Contact Centre
P.O.Box 1641, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2N9
Phone: 1-877-644-9992 or in Edmonton 780-644-9992 Option 2
Fax: 780-422-5692
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: alberta.ca/child-care-subsidy
Subsidy is also available to parents who qualify.
What is Affordability Grant
Alberta and Canada’s governments have signed an agreement to reduce child care fees in half for parents with kids zero to kindergarten age starting early 2022 and reach an average of $10 a day child care by 2025-26. The government is doing this in two ways: by providing affordability grants directly to the licensed child care centres (like Edmonton After School Care Association) so the centers can lower fees for all parents (for EASCA, it is only for families who have their children in kindergarten), and by raising the income threshold for child care subsidy up to $180,000.
So, the affordability grant and subsidy will work together for those parents who qualify for a subsidy based on their income, but the affordability grant will be available for all parents (kindergarten parents only for EASCA) regardless of their family income.
What this means for Kindergarten parents
Starting in early 2022, Kindergarten parents can expect to see a reduction in fees as follows:
Kindergarten fees will reduce by $450 per month
Maximum subsidy rates for Kindergarten parents
In addition to the reduction in fees through the affordability grant, the subsidy will continue to be available to families who qualify as per adjusted rates and income thresholds. The maximum subsidy that a family can qualify for will be $266 (for family income under $120,000). So, this subsidy will be on top of the reduction in fees that will be available to all families due to the new affordability grant.
For more information click on the links below:
Subsidy Information
Online Subsidy Application
For all subsidy inquiries contact:
Child Care Subsidy, Alberta Supports Contact Centre
P.O.Box 1641, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2N9
Phone: 1-877-644-9992 or in Edmonton 780-644-9992 Option 2
Fax: 780-422-5692
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: alberta.ca/child-care-subsidy