Are home daycares being squeezed out of business?

https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0c44c162-88a5-4ebf-95d2-6d1bd7e714be,1783608254086/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C3375%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Ontario could be short 8,500 registered early childhood educators as the province adds tens of thousands more child-care spaces under the national $10-a-day program, the government estimates.

Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018." width="620" />

Some providers point to the federal government’s $10-a-day child-care program as a cause, saying they’re forced to choose between making string-thin profit margins, losing clients or shutting down altogether.

Meanwhile, experts suggest the decline is part of a longer trend of parents turning away from home-based child care.