Table 1
Among those using child care, type of child care arrangement by age group, children aged 0 to 5, Canada, 2020
| Population estimate | Estimate | Lower confidence limit at 95% | Upper confidence limit at 95% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | % | % | |
| Overall | ||||
| Daycare centre, preschool, or centre de la petite enfance (CPE) | 594,052 | 49.2 | 47.4 | 51 |
| Care by a relative other than parent | 337,801 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 29.6 |
| Care by non-relative in the child's home | 59,945 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
| Family child care home | 228,975 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 20.4 |
| Before- or after-school program | 89,172 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 |
| Other child care arrangement | 39,851 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| Children younger than 1 year of age | ||||
| Daycare centre, preschool, or centre de la petite enfance (CPE) | 23,064 | 29.7 | 21.2 | 39.9 |
| Care by a relative other than parent | 38,704 | 49.9 | 39.4 | 60.4 |
| Care by non-relative in the child's home | 7,069 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 18.4 |
| Family child care home | 14,034 | 18.1 | 10.8 | 28.8 |
| Before- or after-school program | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other child care arrangement | F | F | F | F |
| Children 1 to 3 years of age | ||||
| Daycare centre, preschool, or centre de la petite enfance (CPE) | 343,974 | 52.3 | 49.9 | 54.7 |
| Care by a relative other than parent | 181,971 | 27.7 | 25.7 | 29.8 |
| Care by non-relative in the child's home | 28,177 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| Family child care home | 156,282 | 23.8 | 21.9 | 25.8 |
| Before- or after-school program | F | F | F | F |
| Other child care arrangement | 16,211 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| Children 4 or 5 years of age and not attending school | ||||
| Daycare centre, preschool, or centre de la petite enfance (CPE) | 118,723 | 65.2 | 61.1 | 69.1 |
| Care by a relative other than parent | 38,612 | 21.2 | 17.9 | 24.9 |
| Care by non-relative in the child's home | 5,600 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Family child care home | 29,653 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 19.6 |
| Before- or after-school program | F | F | F | F |
| Other child care arrangement | 5,888 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 5.3 |
| Children 4 or 5 years of age and attending school | ||||
| Daycare centre, preschool, or centre de la petite enfance (CPE) | 96,999 | 35.9 | 32.6 | 39.3 |
| Care by a relative other than parent | 75,110 | 27.8 | 24.6 | 31.1 |
| Care by non-relative in the child's home | 18,681 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 8.9 |
| Family child care home | 25,833 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 12 |
| Before- or after-school program | 85,241 | 31.5 | 28.4 | 34.8 |
| Other child care arrangement | 16,290 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 7.8 |
...
not applicable
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements, 2020 (5287).
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