Ontario puts $20M toward concrete barriers for daycares after toddler killed in crash
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This article was published 08/12/2025 (274 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TORONTO – 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 six other young children and three adults injured.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2025.