Table 3 Ontario child care usage from the GSS and revised estimates based on 2015 Ontario survey of HCC agencies
| Â | GSS results | Revised estimates based on 2015 Ontario survey of HCC agencies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children | Regular users (%) | Within HCC category (%) | Children | Regular users (%) | Within HCC category (%) | |
Use regularly | 424,000 | 100 | Â | 424,000 | 100 | Â |
 Center-based | 218,000 | 51 |  | 218,000 | 51 |  |
 HCC-licensed | 65,000 | 15 | 32 | 11,000 | 3 | 5 |
Different forms of unlicensed care | ||||||
 Care by relative | 64,000 | 15 | 31 | 64,000 | 15 | 31 |
  Out of home | 38,000 | 9 | 18 | 38,000 | 9 | 18 |
  In child’s home | 26,000 | 6 | 13 | 26,000 | 6 | 13 |
 Care by stranger | 77,000 | 18 | 37 | 131,000 | 31 | 64 |
  Out of home | 42,000 | 10 | 20 | 96,000 | 23 | 47 |
 In child’s home | 35,000 | 8 | 17 | 35,000 | 8 | 17 |
Licensed and unlicensed HCC | 107,000 | 25 | 52 | 107,000 | 25 | 52 |
Care by relative or nanny | 99,000 | 23 | 48 | 99,000 | 23 | 48 |