Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services: Pre-Contact

Service characteristics

1. As of April 8, 2026, please select whether there was regular ongoing child care services provided at this location for each of the following age groups:

Regular ongoing child care services include full time, part time, before and after school, overnight and weekend services provided on a fixed or flexible schedule and drop in child care.

If this organization is providing child care services at more than one address, please respond for this location only.

If this organization is a school, please report for the activities taking place at the child care service only.

Select all that apply.

• Children aged 5 or younger
• Children aged 6 to 12 years old
  Or
• None of the above

Flow condition: If none of the above is selected, exit survey. Otherwise, go to Q2.

2. As of April 8, 2026, what type of child care services did this location provide?

• Home-based
  e.g. , family child care
• Centre-based
  e.g. , early childhood centre, daycare, nursery school, preschool, before and after school program

Flow condition: If home-based is selected in Q2, go to Q3. Otherwise, got to exit.

3. To which of the following categories does this home child care service belong?

• Licensed by the provincial or territorial or local government directly
  e.g. , licensed by the province or territory, city or municipality
  • In what year was it licensed?
    Year:

• Approved or registered by a child care agency, association or coordinating office
  • In what year was it approved or registered?
    Year:

• Not licensed by the provincial or territorial or local government directly and not approved or registered by a child care agency, association, or coordinating office
  • Has this home child care service previously been licensed by the provincial or territorial or local government or approved or registered by a child care agency?
    • Yes
    • No