Table 12
Distribution of parents of preschool-aged children by use of child care arrangement, Canada, 2011

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Table 12
Distribution of parents of preschool-aged children by use of child care arrangement, Canada, 2011
Table summary
 This table displays the results of distribution of parents of preschool-aged children by use of child care arrangement. The information is grouped by used a child care arrangement for at least one of the pre-school aged children (appearing as row headers), number (in thousands) and % (appearing as column headers).
Used a child care arrangementNote 1 for at least one of the pre-school aged childrenNote 2 Number
(in thousands)		 %
No 1,445 45
Yes, but not on a regular basis 167 5
Yes, on a regular basisNote 3 1,585 50
Total 3,197 100
Type of child care arrangementNote 4  
(Licensed) home daycare 480 30
Daycare 489 31
Preschool/nursery school 137 9
Private arrangement (relative, nanny, etc.) 424 27
Care by older brothers or sisters X X
Mix of different types of arrangements 42Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution
Total 1,585 100
E use with caution.
F too unreliable to be published.
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Note: Percentages may not add to 100%. Totals include the "don't know" and "refused" categories, which are not shown in the table.
1. These are arrangements (paid or unpaid) made by parents when they cannot take care of their child or children during regular work hours, that is, because they are working, studying, doing volunteer work, etc. Although the question specifies "during regular work hours", it applies as much to parents who work as to those who do not and targets a full-time weekday reference period. These arrangements do not include the child care provided by the other parent (for example, when the couple is separated or divorced).
2. Children aged between 0 and 4.
3. An arrangement is considered on a regular basis if it is done at the same place each week. It could be, for example, every Friday or every day of the week.
4. Includes only parents who reported making a childcare arrangement on a regular basis.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2011.
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