We support and value the licensed child care system, and we would really like to see wording in the bill that makes it explicit that the funding provided for the realization of this plan will stay within the licensed, regulated system of child care.
We believe that the government has a role to play in ensuring that a certain set of minimum standards are maintained. That is possible in a licensed system that is publicly accountable. We would want to ensure that wording is very explicit in the legislation.