Demand for French-language daycare services is very high. There is a lot of intermarriage among families here; indeed, they form the majority. We are unable to meet the demand. Especially at this time of the year, the daycare is completely full.
At this point, the main problem is that the daycare cannot operate at full capacity because there is not enough staff. It would really be preferable to take fewer children. As you know, daycare centres and educational institutions are required to abide by a specific child-staff ratio. I would like all the spots to be filled, but I just don't have enough staff.
Of the seven people we had on staff in the last six months, four have left. Of those seven, two are early childhood educators. It's very difficult to provide adequate service.