Achi news desk-
The Parti québécois (PQ) says it is concerned about the number of health and safety complaints made against private day care centers.
Between April 1, 2023 and February 29, 2024, more than a third of complaints (36.5 percent) were against private, unsubsidized day care centers.
These establishments make up 20% of the preschool network, according to data obtained by the PQ and passed on to La Presse Canadienne.
Similarly, 40.7% of the complaints were about subsidized private day care centers, which make up 21% of the network.
Together, subsidized and non-subsidized private day care centers were the subject of 77.2 percent of complaints, even though they make up just over 40 percent of the network.
By comparison, public day care centers (CPE), which represent 35 percent of the network, generated 19.4 percent of complaints.
The PQ, which calls for a 100 percent public grid, criticized Quebec’s family minister, Suzanne Roy, for being “clearly in favor of the private sector.”
PQ family critic Joel Arsenault also accused the minister of deliberately choosing to offer low-quality services.
— This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on May 22, 2024.
