The case study examines two attempted non-profit child care expansion projects inScarborough—one at Malvern Family Resource Centre and the other at St. Paul’s United Churchin partnership with Not Your Average Daycare—to illustrate systemic barriers within the currentexpansion framework. Despite strong

The majority of families and educators across Ontario experience the school day as two separate systems. This split can create gaps in continuity, access, staffing, and support, despite growing evidence that children benefit most from integrated learning and care throughout

Canada has made major progress in improving child care affordability through the CWELCC system—but expansion is now limited by a different challenge: infrastructure. With demand rising and waitlists growing, the sector’s biggest barrier is no longer funding operations, but financing