Understanding early childhood education and care utilization in Canada: implications for demand and oversight

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Table 2 Patterns of ECEC utilization across the regions of Canada

	Atlantic (%)	Quebec (%)	Ontario (%)	Prairies (%)	B.C. (%)	Canada (%)	ROC (%)
ECEC utilization
Licensed	39	62	35	22	24	37	30
Unlicensed	24	9	18	22	21	17	20
None	38	29	48	56	56	49	51
Full-time working
Licensed	48	73	38	39	31	49	38
Unlicensed	31	8	40	34	32	28	36
None	21	19	22	27	37	24	25
In care 30+ hours
Licensed	54	69	53	62	44	60	53
Unlicensed	52	64	49	46	50	51	49
Unlicensed HCC provided by
Relative	36	18	32	28	33	30	31
Stranger	64	82	68	72	67	70	69
Unlicensed HCC place of care
Child’s home	36	11	42	39	51	39	42
Elsewhere	64	89	58	61	49	61	58