On the question of universality, if only eight-to-fivers or nine-to-fivers take that bracket, in Quebec it means first come, first served. The parent who has one income, who has no alternative but to work, has to stay and wait on a waiting list, while the parents who may have one income with two parents can lopsidedly bring their child and drop them off. There are absolutely no selection criteria, because that would be discriminatory, and universality would no longer be the famous selling point.
So I have to admit that universality, even within the timeframe of a working nine-to-fiver, is also lopsided within the Quebec system. Please, don't take it out of context. Every parent who is trying to get a space based on universality is basically clawing at the same door. Unless there's some type of specification as to who gets a qualification, it won't matter whether it's 24-hour service; there are not enough people in the world to take care of our children.