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Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008

Book cover: Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008

Jane Beach, Martha Friendly, Carolyn Ferns, Nina Prabhu, Barry Forer.
8th edition, June 2009, 216pp, $44
ISBN 978-1-896051-50-5

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.

 

30 quick facts about Canadian ECEC: Trends & analysis 2008
Booklet cover: 30 quick facts about Canadian ECEC

September 2009 , 4pp.

This companion document to Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008 highlights 30 important facts about Canadian child care, kindergarten and family leave. 

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FRONTMATTER
All frontmatter All frontmatter [27pp, pdf, 2.5MB]
 
Acknowledgements, Preface, Explanatory Notes Acknowledgements, Preface, Explanatory Notes
What is the state of ECEC in Canada in 2007? The state of early childhood education and care in 2009
Federal ECEC programs Federal contributions to ECEC
Aboriginal ECEC Aboriginal ECEC / ECEC in Francophone Communities in a Minority Environment
 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
Provinces and territories. All province and territory files [174pp, pdf, 9.2MB]
 
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
New Brunswick New Brunswick
Québec Quebec
Ontario Ontario
Manitoba Manitoba
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan
Alberta Alberta
British Columbia British Columbia
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories
Nunavut Nunavut
Yukon Territory Yukon
 
THE BIG PICTURE
All tables in The Big Picture. [18pp, 163KB]
 
TABLE 4 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 4 Number of children 0-12 years by province/territory — 2007 [1p, 64KB]
TABLE 5 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 5 Number of children 0-12 years with mothers in the paid labour force by province/territory — 2007 [1p, 58KB]
TABLE 6 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 6 Workforce participation of mothers by age of youngest child — 2007 [1p, 71KB]
TABLE 7 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 7 Family-related leave by province/territory — 2008 [2pp, 61KB]
TABLE 8 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 8 Selected characteristics of kindergarten programs by province/territory — 2008 [1p, 59KB]
TABLE 9 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 9 Regulated child care spaces by province/territory and percentage of children (0-12 and 0-5) for whom there is a regulated child care space — 2008 [1p, 70KB]
TABLE 10 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 10 Sponsorship of regulated centre-based spaces for children 0-12 by province/territory — 2008 [1p, 53KB]
TABLE 11 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 11 Child care centres on-reserve and in self-government regions1 — 2008 [1p, 57KB]
TABLE 12 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 12 Total provincial/territorial allocation for regulated child care, allocation for each regulated child care space and allocation for each child 0-12 by province/territory — 2007/08 [1p, 53KB]
TABLE 13 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 13 Net income eligibility levels for full and partial child care fee subsidies by province/territory — 2008 [1p, 54KB]
TABLE 14 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 14 Minimum early childhood requirements for centre-based staff by province/territory — 2008 [2pp, 78KB]
TABLE 15 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 15 Maximum staff:child ratios in full-day centre-based child care by age and province/territory — 2008 [1p, 50KB]
TABLE 16 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 16 Maximum group sizes in full-day centre-based child care by age and province/territory — 2008 [1p, 50KB]
TABLE 17 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 17 Minimum requirements for regulated family child care providers by province/territory — 2008 [1p, 96KB]
TABLE 18 - The big picture, ECEC 2008 TABLE 18 Maximum number of children permitted in unregulated family child care by province/territory — 2008 [1p, 51KB]
 
THE LONG VIEW
Tables in "The Long View" All tables in The Long View [14pp, 1250KB]
 
Table 19 in "The Long View" TABLE 19 Number of children 0-12 years by province/territory — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007. [1p, 219KB]
Table 20 in "The Long View" TABLE 20 Number of children 0-12 years with mothers in the paid labour force by province/territory — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007. [1p, 115KB]
Table 21 in "The Long View" TABLE 21 Workforce participation rate of mothers by age of youngest child - 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007. [1pp 225KB]
Table 22 in "The Long View" TABLE 22 Total regulated child care spaces by province/territory — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008. [1pp, 38KB]
Table 23 in "The Long View" TABLE 23 Percent of children 0-12 years1 for whom there is a regulated child care space by province/territory — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008. [1p, 74KB]
Table 24 in "The Long View" TABLE 24 Percent of children 0-5 years for whom there is a regulated centre-based child care space by province/territory — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008. [1p, 77KB]
Table 25 in "The Long View" TABLE 25 Child care centres on-reserve and in self-government regions — 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008. [1p, 57KB]
Table 26 in "The Long View" TABLE 26 Percent of regulated centre-based spaces that are not-for-profit by province/territory — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008. [1p, 74KB]
Table 27 in "The Long View" TABLE 27 Total allocations in actual dollars (rounded) for regulated child care by province/territory — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2007/08. [1p, 77KB]
Table 28 in "The Long View" TABLE 28 Allocation in actual dollars for each regulated child care space by province/territory1 — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2007/08. [1p, 78KB]
Table 29 in "The Long View" TABLE 29 Allocation in actual dollars on regulated child care for each child aged 0-12 years by province/territory1— 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2007/08. [1p, 77KB]
Table 30 in "The Long View" TABLE 30 Net income eligibility levels for full child care subsidy for one parent, one child family by province/territory — 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008. [1p, 71KB]
Table 31 in "The Long View" TABLE 31 Federal transfers designated for early childhood education and care. Total breakdown by federal program by province/territory by fiscal year 2003/04-2007/08. [1p, 3KB]

 

  
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