The Social and Economic Impact of the Child Care Fee Subsidy Program

Winter 2021

The Region of Durham has offered childcare fee subsidy, in order to help parents with the cost of childcare, for over 20 years. In that time however, there had not been a robust data analysis to assess the impact of the fee subsidy program from either an economic or social perspective.

The goal of the current project was to assess the economic impact of the fee subsidy program, such as how it has affected family income over time and the broader impact on Durham’s economy.