From: Canada’s Early Childhood Education and Care Policy: Still a Laggard?
% of Labour force participation of mothers with children 0–2 (2007) | % of Labour force participation of mothers with children 3–5 (2007) | Kindergarte n provision for 5 year olds (2008) | % of children 0–5 for whom there are regulated childcare spaces (2008) | % of spaces in regulated childcare centres offered by non-profit providers (2008) | Provincial allocation for each regulated childcare space (2008) | |
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Canada | 69 | 77 | 20.3 | |||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 66 | 74 | Part day | 17.3 | 30 | $3,323 |
Prince Edward Island | 78 | 85 | Part day | 41 | 42 | $1,407 |
Nova Scotia | 71 | 78 | Full day | 22.1 | 50 | $2,701 |
New Brunswick | 76 | 77 | Full day | 19.9 | 33 | $1,692 |
Quebec | 74 | 80 | Full day | 25.0 | 86 | $4,691 |
Ontario | 68 | 79 | Part day | 19.6 | 76 | $3,040 |
Manitoba | 66 | 76 | Part day | 20.9 | 95 | $3,898 |
Saskatchewan | 69 | 73 | Part day | 9.1 | 100 | $5,138 |
Alberta | 61 | 77 | Part day | 17.4 | 49 | $1,429 |
British Columbia | 65 | 71 | Part day | 18.3 | 58 | $2,476 |