The British Columbia government met just 60 percent of its 2022-23 child care space creation target, according to a Cardus report that examined provincial government data. As if that weren’t enough, the province then moved the goal posts in 2023-24 by counting spaces created by for-profit providers towards its targets, even though the province denies space-creation funding to these providers.

And the troubles don’t end there. Despite grand promises, the $10-day-day daycare program still isn’t accessible to most families. In fact, the proportion of BC child care facilities with a waiting list reached 82 percent in 2023-24, up from 77 percent in 2021-22.

Listen in as Peter Jon Mitchell, family program director at Cardus, discusses the child situation with Victoria, BC radio host Ryan Price.