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Percentage of children on a waitlist, children aged 0 to 5 years not in child care, by age, Canada², 2022, 2023, 2025

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1

Significant change from 2023 to 2025.

2.

Data were not collected in the three territories in 2022.

Source(s):

Table 42-10-0106-01.

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Percentage of children on a waitlist, children aged 0 to 5 years not in child care, by age, Canada², 2022, 2023, 2025, %

	2022	2023	2025
Overall¹	19.1	26.2	30.8
Less than 1 year old¹	37.8	46.9	56.5
1 to 3 years old	16.7	24.6	26.3
4 to 5 years old, not in school	5.7	12.0	10.0
4 to 5 years old, in school¹	4.3	8.0	13.7

1

Significant change from 2023 to 2025.

2.

Data were not collected in the three territories in 2022.

Source(s):

Table 42-10-0106-01.