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Table 2 Quantitative measurements of ECEC systems in Canadian provinces (2010 to 2011)

From: Bureaucratic champions and unified childcare sectors: neo-liberalism and inclusive liberalism in Atlantic Canadian childcare systems

Quantitative measurement

NL (%)

PEI (%)

NS (%)

NB (%)

QC (%)

ON (%)

MB (%)

SK (%)

AB (%)

BC (%)

Spending on ECEC as a percentage of the provincial budget

0.62

1.71

1.39

1.29

4.70

2.01

1.50

1.36

1.13

1.36

Regulated childcare spaces as a percentage of children 0 to 5 years old

19

42

23

21

29

20

23

11

20

20

Percentage of regulated childcare spaces that are for-profit

72

58

53

62

17

25

5

0

50

43

Percentage of provincial ECEC budget spend on parental subsidies

65

15

47

38

0

46

24

24

63

45

  1. Source: McCain et al. ([2011]) and Friendly et al. ([2013]).