Ontario is establishing a $20-million fund in the name of a toddler who was killed this fall when a vehicle crashed into his daycare centre in Richmond Hill, and the province says it is meant to help prevent that from happening again.

Education Minister Paul Calandra says child-care centres will be able to apply for the Liam Riazati Memorial Fund early next year.

Community child-care centres operate out of a variety of spaces, which can include plazas and places of worship next to parking lots.

The fund will help daycares install concrete barriers as the province examines longer-term safety requirements.

Calandra says the fund is a start, and if more is needed he is prepare to offer more support.

Liam Riazati was killed in September when an SUV crashed into the daycare, also leaving s

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