P.E.I. universal before and after school possible but gaps have to be filled, says report [Video]

A universal before and after school care program could be up and running on P.E.I. by 2030, but large gaps in the current system would have to be filled first, according to a consultant’s report released by the provincial government.

The report is the product of something the P.E.I. government has been talking about for nearly two years: having universally affordable, and accessible before and after school care across the Island.

It recommends that the program be offered in every K-6 school on the Island, or in modular units on school properties. It said a price of $10 a day is possible, but it would take government funding.

The report says finding the physical locations for the centres to go, the funding to keep them open, and the staff to work inside them would be some of the road blocks. 

A consultant hired by the P.E.I. government says a universal …