Junior Kindergarten Program
Junior Kindergarten Program Savings Opportunities
We are excited to be able to have Tanbridge Junior Kindergarten Program included in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Childcare Program ($10-a-day program). In September 2023, our Junior Program will be included in this program, and parents will have access to the affordability grant.
AFFORDABILITY GRANTS (for children up to 5 years old)
New Affordability Grants ($10-a-day Daycare by 2026) are available to families registered in the Junior Kindergarten Program.
WHAT ARE AFFORDABILITY GRANTS
Alberta and Canada's governments have signed an agreement to reduce childcare fees in half for parents with kids zero to kindergarten age starting in early 2022 and reach an average of $10 a day childcare by 2025-26.
Beginning in January 2022, the Government of Alberta began issuing an affordability grant to ALL families of children not yet in kindergarten, regardless of income. You do not have to apply for this grant. Tanbridge Junior Kindergarten submits for it each month based on your child’s attendance. This grant is provided to families registered for 50 or more hours per month.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR PARENTS
Starting in September 2023, parents in the Junior Program can expect to see a reduction in fees to reflect the affordability grant amounts.