Table 2 
Parent and guardian reasons for selecting main child care arrangement, children aged 0 to 5, Canada, 2020 

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Parent and guardian reasons for selecting main child care arrangement, children aged 0 to 5, Canada, 2020
  Population estimate Estimate Lower confidence limit at 95% Upper confidence limit at 95%
  number %%%
Location 662,573 55.0 53.2 56.8
Characteristics of the individual providing care 569,600 47.3 45.5 49.0
Affordable cost 486,862 40.4 38.6 42.2
Hours of operation 438,982 36.4 34.7 38.2
Program characteristics 369,006 30.6 29.1 32.2
Recommendation or own research 258,951 21.5 20.0 23.0
To keep all children in the same arrangement 225,950 18.7 17.4 20.2
My other children have gone there 217,961 18.1 16.7 19.6
Only option available 216,058 17.9 16.6 19.4
Limited availability because of COVID-19 pandemic 168,280 14.0 12.7 15.3
Other 144,762 12.0 10.9 13.2
Ability to meet child's special needs 32,100 2.7 2.1 3.4
None of the above 27,540 2.3 1.8 2.9
Note(s):
Reasons add up to more than 100% because parents could select multiple options.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements, 2020 (5287).
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