The province is providing $20 million to help child-care centres cover the cost of installing concrete barriers to boost safety.

In a memorial fund named after toddler Liam Riazati , community-based operators can order and receive the barriers free of charge.

The province continues to look at improving safety around daycares, as promised following the 17-month-old’s death.

Last September, an SUV smashed through the large glass window at First Roots Early Education Academy in Richmond Hill , killing the toddler and injuring six other children. Three staffers were also injured in the accident and taken to hospital.

In the aftermath, Education Minister Paul Calandra said daycare centres should not have parking spaces “immediately adjacent to entryways, windows and exterior walls of c

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