While doing research about the Toronto Child Care Subsidy and having worked in a childcare centre with families and parents that were accepted with subsidy, I have made notes on some situations. The credentials to applying for subsidy in Toronto is that you are required to be a resident, moving to or an employee of the City of Toronto, which is acceptable and understandable. However, each parent/guardian has to either be employed, seeking work, going to school or planning to, or if you or your child has special needs. I feel like these standards are quite difficult for some parents to meet. First off, if both parents are employed, they should be the families that are immediately waitlisted and perhaps declined services depending on each circumstance.

Some parents/guardians of these children are unable to find jobs because they are denied or waitlisted for subsidy, these should be the families with priorities. It is not a fair chance for these families that really require subsidy in Toronto to help give their child a sense of socialization with other children. To give these children some time to interact and make new friends. To allow them to be children and have fun! It is unfortunate that some parents/guardians are unable to help their child(ren) out or they are doing the best they can possibly do with their child(ren) and require a little more assistance from the government. Perhaps, if not everyone is eligible for subsidy in Toronto then fees for child care should be looked into being changed to help lower income families afford these child care centres.