Canadian parents struggle for short and long term care options

Many Canadian families struggle with short- and long-term care needs, especially during school holidays like the recent March Break.

 A recent entry into the Canadian market could help ease child care resource struggles. Care.com, the largest online care destination in the world with more than 7 million members, has an extensive database of qualified Canadian caregivers providing child care, special needs care, senior care, pet care, tutoring, and housekeeping. On average, more than 50 jobs are currently posted daily to the site, with more than double the number of caregivers joining the site each day.

Recent media reports also highlight affordability as an issue, citing wide variations of daycare costs in Canada, from $7 a day at a Quebec subsidized daycare to $75 a day and higher for infants in some Canadian cities. For one-on-one care, nanny agencies can charge finder’s fees of thousands of dollars to place one nanny.

“In Canada, finding affordable, quality and flexible care has become a real source of stress for families,” said Katie Herrick Bugbee, parenting expert and managing editor, Care.com. “Our goal is to make it easier for Canadian families to find caregivers who meet their specific needs. Part of that is providing tools and resources to help families make more informed hiring decisions.”

Parents struggle to find care to suit their unique needs. While some parents may be looking for a full-time nanny, others may need help only over weekends or for that occasional date night. So a one-size-fits-all daycare solution does not work.

Care.com can help make care more affordable providing considerable savings to families with a competitive and flexible subscription structure for finding any number of caregivers providing any number of services.

Currently, the site is offering 20 percent off a premium membership with code SPRING20. This promotion expires March 22, 2013 so if you are in need of looking for care solutions we highly recommend you try it out!