A group of Six Nations parents want a local for-profit daycare to receive public funding to continue its services. Bailey Anderson and three other parents who send their children to Little Treasures Daycare on Fourth Line, told Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) at its Jan. 28th general council meeting the daycare is entitled to funding through the Canada-wide Early Learning and Childcare Agreement (CWELCA). “This agreement concludes that depriving Indigenous for-profit childcare providers of the opportunity to participate in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Childcare Agreement not only undermines the goals of equity and accessibility, but also perpetuates existing challenges faced by Indigenous families,” Anderson said. Elected Chief Sherri Lyn Hill said the presentation was brought to council because the parents didn’t want to speak to administrative staff. She also…
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