Adequate child care provision refers to having enough licensed child care spaces within an area for a given population of children. When children are in high quality early childhood care programs they experience positive impacts that last throughout their lives. Research shows that low income children who are in high quality child care are less likely to participate in crime and drop out of high school.[1] They are also more likely to earn higher incomes as adults.[1]
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Full-Time, Full-Year Licensed Child Care Spaces for Children Birth Up To 4 Years |
About the MeasureThis measure presents the number of full-time, full-year licensed child care spaces available per 100 children, from birth up to four years of age. The number of spaces presented here does not include licensed home child care spaces or centre based part-time spaces. Research demonstrates that full-time, full-year licensed child care has a measured positive impact on child development.[2] Key FindingsAcross Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph, there are full-time, full-year licensed child care spaces available for only 21.2% of children birth up to four years of age. Dufferin (25.2%) has a higher percentage of children for whom there is a licensed child care space compared to Wellington (18.1%). Notably, there are no full-time, full-year licensed child care spaces available in five of the 16 municipalities in Wellington and Dufferin, which have a combined population of 1,490 children birth up to four years of age. Compared to December 31 2018 data, there was an increase in the availability of full-time, full-year licensed child care spaces in both Wellington and Dufferin (not shown in graph). Data over time can be found in the downloadable excel file at the bottom of this page.
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Source: County of Dufferin, Community Services 2019. Full-time, full-year licensed Child Care Spaces available to Children Birth up to 4 Years. Last updated as of June 30 2019. Loading Chart...
Source: County of Wellington, Social Services 2019. Full-time, full-year licensed Child Care Spaces available to Children Birth up to 4 Years. Last updated as of June 30 2019. LimitationsThis measure only reports on the quantity of child care spaces, but does not provide any information about the quality of child care. Quality is an important factor in the positive impact of licensed child care on child development. There is currently no consensus on how to best measure quality of licensed child care.
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| Licensed School Age Child Care Spaces for Children Age 4 to 12 Years |
About the MeasureThis measure presents the total number of licensed child care spaces available per 100 children, age four to twelve years. The spaces presented in this measure include part time (i.e., before or after-school care only), full time (i.e., before and after-school care and full day care on non-instructional school days and school-breaks), part year (i.e., during the school year only), and full year spaces (i.e., year-round, including full-day care during summer months). The number of spaces presented here does not include licensed home child care spaces. Key FindingsAcross Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph, there are licensed child care spaces available for only 13.5% of the population of school-age children four to 12 years of age. Dufferin (20.6%) had a higher percent of children for whom there is a licensed child care space compared to Wellington (11.4%). Notably, there are no licensed child care spaces available in five of the 16 municipalities in Wellington and Dufferin, which have a combined population of 3,150 children four to twelve years old. Compared to December 31 2019 data, there was no change in the availability of school-age child care spaces in Dufferin and Wellington. Data over time can be found in the downloadable excel file at the bottom of this page.
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Source: County of Dufferin, Community Services 2019. All Licensed Child Care Spaces available to School-age Children 4 to 12 Years. Last updated as of June 30 2019.
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Source: County of Wellington, Social Services 2019. All Licensed Child Care Spaces available to School-age Children 4 to 12 Years. Last updated as of June 30 2019. LimitationsThis measure only reports on the quantity of child care spaces, but does not provide any information about the quality of child care. Quality is an important factor in the positive impact of licensed child care on child development. There is currently no consensus on how to best measure quality of licensed child care.
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[1] Schweinhart, L. J., Montie, J., Xiang, Z., Barnett, W. S., Belfield, C. R., & Nores, M. (2005). Lifetime effects: the High/Scope Perry Preschool study through age 40.
[2] The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2006). Starting Strong II: Early Childhood Education and Care. Paris, France: OECD Publishing.