Quebec's model is a little extreme, but there is no question that the state of day care in Canada is a disgrace.  When my children were smaller, I was paying over 2k per month, and finding a spot at a reasonably good facility was a struggle even at those prices.  I chuckled when Konrad said that a subsidized model prevented parents form taking advantage of the tax deduction -- it was capped at 7k/year, and could only be claimed by the lower income earner.  At the end of the day, a 24k outlay resulted in maybe 4k worth of deductions.  

Scarce and expensive day care is a barrier to women in the work force and an effective limit to population growth as well.  I have nothing against immigration, but it seems to me that a more sensible approach would be to make it affordable for citizens to have children.

Ten bucks a day is too cheap, I agree, but a fairer tax deduction or subsidies are sorely needed.