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WATCH: Feds, provincial government to spend $236.6M on COVID-19 assistance for child care centres

The money is meant to help increase cleaning and infection control as well as support staffing needs

Update:

The Ontario government has announced it will be spending $234.6 million to help support enhanced cleaning costs as child care centres reopen, in partnership with the federal government.

The funding is meant to assist child care operators, EarlyOn Child and Family Centres, and First Nations Child and Family Programs to increase cleaning and infection control, access to PPE, promotion of physical distancing, purchase of additional cleaning supplies, and support for staffing needs.

On July 30, the government announced child care centres, including before and after school programs, and early years programs across the province would be able to open at full capacity starting Sept. 1, 2020.

In a press release issued today, the government said guidance documents to support reopening child care and early years programs will be available shortly.

Original story:

Premier Doug Ford is expected to make an announcement at 10 a.m. at Queen's Park this morning.

Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, to make an announcement.

Village Media will carry the livestream, so stay tuned.