Pulse development · 1 cited source · October 3, 2026
Thousands wait for daycare in Quebec City
Cyndie Caron returned to work part time and uses private daycare twice a week; the non-subsidized spot costs $70 a day.
Cyndie Caron has been waiting for a subsidized daycare spot since her daughter was born. After returning to work part time as a teacher, she uses private daycare twice a week in another neighbourhood. The non-subsidized spot costs $70 a day, about seven times Quebec’s subsidized rate before tax credits.
Her Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood has 600 children on the waitlist for subsidized daycare.
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- Thousands wait for daycare in Quebec City
- Cyndie Caron returned to work part time and uses private daycare twice a week; the non-subsidized spot costs $70 a day.
- Cyndie Caron has been waiting for a subsidized daycare spot since her daughter was born.
- After returning to work part time as a teacher, she uses private daycare twice a week in another neighbourhood.
- The non-subsidized spot costs $70 a day, about seven times Quebec’s subsidized rate before tax credits.
- Her Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood has 600 children on the waitlist for subsidized daycare.
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