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Table 1. Snapshot of Canadian Childcare Provision, Canada and Provinces

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)

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

  1. Note. Data taken from Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2008, section on The Big Picture (CRRU, 2009)