1,005 children on waitlists for OCDSB extended day child care | Unpublished
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Source Feed: Ottawa Citizen
Author: Joanne Laucius
Publication Date: August 21, 2025 - 04:00

1,005 children on waitlists for OCDSB extended day child care

August 21, 2025
Hundreds of families with young children have been left scrambling to find alternatives after learning there aren't enough extended day child-care spaces at Ottawa's largest school board. Read More


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