No surprise! Daycare costs are insane in Vancouver, But how insane??

We all know daycare costs a lot in Vancouver, provided you find a spot in a daycare of your choice. Recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives gives an eye-popping statistics that further validates Parents’ concerns.

Here are some of the stark revelations within the report:

1.  Vancouver has the second highest median infant fees at $1,321 a month, or $15,852 a year, next only to Toronto(Considering Toronto and Suburbs as single entity). Compare this against The lowest infant fees in Montreal at $164 a month. Center Based Daycares are on an average 20% costlier than Home based Daycares accross Catagories.
2.  Vancouver is next only to Toronto with monthly toddler fees of $1,325, an increase of 9% since 2014 (more than three times the rate of inflation). Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, ranks third highest for monthly toddler fees at $1,210 a month. On forth position is Burnaby, again a suburb of Vancouver at $1,200 a month – increase of 18% since 2014, which is highest across Canada. The least expensive cities were Montreal at $164 a month, Quebec City, Longueuil, Laval and Gatineau at $179 a month and Winnipeg at $451 a month.
3. Average Preschool fee in Vancouver is $950 that may seem a lotcomparing to the other end of the spectrum i.e Montreal with fees of $164 a month, the other cities in Quebec at $179 a month and Winnipeg at $451 a month. Still this is almost 20% below to what Parents in Greater Toronto are paying.
4. After all that, you may not even be able to get a spot.
   95 per cent of child care centres in Vancouver have a wait list, and many charge waiting-list fees and offer no guarantee of securing your offspring a place.

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Are you a Parent looking for a daycare? Wish you all the best with your search. We have a compilation of some resources to help ease the pain of finding a Daycare (Unfortunately we can’t help you with the price 🙁   )

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