The latest advice for expecting parents? Sign up for child care as soon as you're pregnant

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Canada's new $10-a-day child care program is expanding, but there's growing evidence that demand for the program is rising even faster, leaving many parents on the outside looking in.

Jessie Cahill-Bouzane says she's cobbled together a complicated childcare plan to ensure her two children are looked after. Newfoundland nurse Katie Thorne is getting worried. Even though her due date isn’t until October, she’s been convinced she needs to find a daycare now or else she’ll be out of luck.

Some are building creative solutions to get their kids the care they need, like another Newfoundland mom who has created a complicated family schedule. Federal ministers have been touring the country over the past week, touting the $10-a-day child care program and their attempts to create more regulated spaces.

Among parents who did find childcare, 49 per cent told surveyors they had difficulty making arrangements in 2023. That number is up from 36 per cent in 2019. Many parents and expecting parents are on multiple waitlists. In the capital city of St. John’s, it’s also common advice to get on any waitlist you can find.

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