ECEC in Canada

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ECEC in Canada 2019 full publication. (Publication sections available for download below.)

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ECEC in Canada 2016 full publication (Revised 25/8/2018). Publication sections available for download below.

Key findings

ECEC in Canada 2016: Key Findings (Revised 31/5/2018, 3pp) 

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Early childhood education and care in Canada 2014 in pdf format. Revised 10-03-16.

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Preliminary data: Early childhood education and care in Canada 2014, in pdf format.  

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• The state of early childhood education and care in Canada 2012 in PDF format.  (940.5 KB)

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• Toronto Star: Baby boom meets daycare bust in Canada

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Early childhood education and care in Canada 2012, in pdf format. 

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The state of early childhood education and care in Canada 2010:  Trends and analysis in pdf format.

This comprehensive report, the 8th edition since 1992, provides key data on child care and kindergarten across Canada. It tracks spaces, finances, quality issues and public policy developments at the provincial/ territorial and federal levels, includes demographic information such as mothers' labour force participation, and identifies trends over time.

Early childhood education and care in Canada, a compilation of cross-Canada data on child care, kindergarten and other key information, has been published about every two years since the early 1990s.