Early childhood education and care in Canada

New edition: ECEC in Canada 2023

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Since the early 1990s, CRRU has published pan-Canadian compilations of ECEC data about every two years—Canada’s main source of consistently collected, longitudinal, cross-Canada data and information about regulated child care, with some data and information on kindergarten and parental leave. Each edition includes profiles of ECEC services in each province/territory including information on spaces, funding, regulations, staffing, governance and more. Cross-Canada tables present useful data on key topics and trends, covering the period 1992 to the present. This major CRRU publication is available online and is downloadable. Versions through 2008 were also available in print. Early childhood education and care in Canada 2023 is the 14th and most recent edition.

This summary of key findings about early learning and child care in Canada is based on Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2023 and its previous editions from 1992 to 2021. Available in EN and FR.

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Early childhood education and care in Canada 2023: Summary and analysis (EN & FR) ( 28 Aug 2024)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2023 (14th edition, 28 Aug 2024)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2021 (13th edition, 29 Apr 2023)

Early childhood education and care in Canada: Background information (Originally developed September 10, 2018. Updated July 15, 2020 & April 24, 2023, 27 Apr 2023)

A summary of the Canada-wide early learning and child care agreements and action plans (2nd edition, 28 Apr 2023)

Summary and analysis of key findings: ECEC 2021 and beyond ( 28 Apr 2023)

ECEC in Canada 2019: Summary and analysis of key findings ( 15 Feb 2021)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2019 (12th Edition, 17 Dec 2020)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2016 (11th Edition, 29 Apr 2018)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2014 (10th edition, 30 Dec 2015)

Preliminary data: Early childhood education and care in Canada 2014 ( 30 Sep 2015)

The state of early childhood education and care in Canada 2012 ( 19 Jun 2014)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2012 (9th edition, 27 Aug 2013)

The state of early childhood education and care in Canada 2010: Trends and analysis ( 4 Feb 2013)

Public investments in early childhood education and care in Canada 2010 ( 14 Oct 2012)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008 (8th edition, 31 May 2009)

Child care space statistics 2007 ( 29 Feb 2008)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2006 (7th edition, 31 May 2007)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2004 (6th edition, 30 Apr 2005)

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2001 (5th edition, 9 Feb 2003)

Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998 (4th edition, 30 Jul 2000)