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<\/p>\nStarting Oct. 16, Quebec\u2019s longtime daycare registration system will shut down in preparation for the launch of a new portal, which the Family Ministry says will make the process fairer, simpler and more transparent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For thousands of parents across the province, La Place 0-5 website, Quebec\u2019s sole portal for accessing recognized child-care services, has been a key resource from the moment they find out they\u2019re expecting.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the day you have a positive pregnancy test, that\u2019s where you go,\u201d said Marjorie Peyric, communications co-ordinator at Ma place au travail, a parent-led non-profit advocating for access to quality child care in Quebec.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s how parents register for subsidized daycare. It\u2019s essential.\u201d<\/p>\n
But now, daycare registration in Quebec \u2014 along with some of its eligibility criteria \u2014 is changing.<\/p>\n
WATCH | What parents need to know:<\/p>\n
Quebec\u2019s platform for daycare spots is being replaced. Here\u2019s what you need to know<\/p>\n
Parents and future parents looking for spaces in their local public or subsidized daycares will need to work with a new platform starting in November, although if their children are already born and registered on the old platform, La Place 0-5, their information should be transferred automatically. What\u2019s changing and why?\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the Family Ministry, the new platform, the Portail d\u2019inscription aux services de garde, will\u00a0bring \u201cmore transparency and equity\u201d to how subsidized daycare spots are distributed.<\/p>\n
Instead of ranking children by the date of registration on the portal, priority will now be based on the child\u2019s desired start date \u2014 something the government says better reflects families\u2019 real needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are putting an end to the first-come, first-served approach,\u201d said Family Minister Kateri Champagne Jourdain in a statement.<\/p>\n
Moreover, only the files of children born before Oct. 16 and waiting for a place will be automatically transferred from La Place 0-5 to the new portal.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because Quebec\u2019s new daycare registry system, once it goes live in November, will no longer allow unborn children to be registered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Quebec Family Minister Kateri Champagne Jourdain says the province is moving away from a first-come, first-served approach to relieve pressure on expecting parents. (Radio-Canada)<\/p>\n
If a parent has already registered their unborn child on La Place 0-5, but the child is not born before Oct. 16, the file will not be transferred to the new portal and the parent will have to reregister after the child\u2019s birth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The portal will launch in three phases. In October, daycares will start setting up their accounts and admissions criteria, and in November, parents will gain access to create or update their profiles.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once the new portal is fully operational in December, parents will be able to see their child’s ranking on the priority list and their chances of receiving a call for a spot quickly.<\/p>\n
When a daycare centre indicates in the portal that a spot is available, the parents of the next child on the list will be automatically notified by email if they have chosen that facility.<\/p>\n
Parents skeptical<\/p>\n
While the Family Ministry says the new system will be more transparent and equitable, some remain cautious.<\/p>\n
Peyric of Ma place au travail said many families aren\u2019t convinced that a new platform will solve the bigger problems with the province\u2019s daycare system.<\/p>\n
\u201cParents are asking, \u2018Is this really going to change anything?\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of money to move from one platform to another \u2014 but it won\u2019t create new places.\u201d<\/p>\n
She says there are still more than 30,000 children waiting for a place in daycare, and even if the government creates new spots, the province doesn\u2019t have enough staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReal equity is when every child has access to a good, affordable daycare spot when they need it,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Data security is another concern. La Place 0-5 suffered a data breach in 2021<\/a>, where the personal information of about 5,000 parents and children was stolen.<\/p>\n \u00c9lise Paradis, from the Regroupement des CPE du Qu\u00e9bec et Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches, told Radio-Canada that many daycare administrators are also concerned about the transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPeople had gotten used to La Place 0-5. We\u2019ve experienced a lot of changes in recent years, and this is another change to absorb once again,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n