When Lisa Petersen had her first child, she knew she would be heading back to work before long. So when her daughter, Naia, was a few months old, the former B.C. educator logged onto an portal run by the city of Copenhagen and selected her ideal daycare.

Soon after, she was guaranteed Naia's spot — full-time, subsidized care at a facility run by qualified educators.

"It was insanely easy," she told CBC News. "I feel horrible talking to people back in Canada about it, because it was just so incredible."

Petersen's experience with Denmark's world-renowned daycare system is vastly different than that of many parents in Canada, who still face lengthy waitlists and high fees , despite a 2021 Liberal target of bringing daycare fees down to $10 per day, on average, by 2026.

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