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Proportion of child care providers, by operational status during the COVID-19 pandemic and by business type, January 2021

Shut down temporarily but have since reopened Shut down temporarily and have remained shut Remained partially operational Remained operational serving front-line workers Remained fully operational Shut down permanently, not because of COVID-19 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 % Centre-based providersCentre-based providers Licensed home-based providersLicensed home-based providers Unlicensed home-based providersUnlicensed home-based providers
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services, January 2021 (5338).

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Proportion of child care providers, by operational status during the COVID-19 pandemic and by business type, January 2021, %
  Centre-based providers Licensed home-based providers Unlicensed home-based providers
Shut down temporarily but have since reopened 64.7 47.2 50.9
Shut down temporarily and have remained shut 1.6 7.7 20.6
Remained partially operational 5.9 2.5 10.6
Remained operational serving front-line workers 11.0 8.7 6.0
Remained fully operational 15.9 25.0 7.6
Shut down permanently, not because of COVID-19 1.1 8.9 4.1
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services, January 2021  (5338).
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