Child care use during and after the pandemic

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Release date: July 29, 2020
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Child care use during and after the pandemic

We asked Canadians what it is like to be a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of the participants’ responses:

9% of participants reported using child care during the pandemic


Percentage of parents who reported using child care during the pandemic, by province
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Newfoundland and Labrador 11
Nova Scotia 5
Prince Edward Island 17
New Brunswick 15
Quebec 5
Ontario 5
Manitoba 16
Saskatchewan 20
Alberta 16
British Columbia 13
Yukon 13
Northwest Territories 30
Nunavut xPercentage of Note 1
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Among parents who were using child care during the pandemic
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Had the same arrangement and the same fees 35
Had the same arrangement but different fees 9
Had different arrangements and different fees 46
Had different arrangements but the same fees 11

Among parents who were not using child care during the pandemic
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Did not pay fees and child did not attend 53
Paid fees to hold a space but child did not attend 6
Did not use child care prior to COVID-19 42

When child care services reopen, will your child or children attend?
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Yes 34
No 27
My child or children never stopped attending child care 2
I did not use child care services prior to COVID-19 37

When child care services reopen, why will your child or children not attend?
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I am concerned about the health of my child or another member of the household 49
I can no longer afford child care services 6
My family members or friends will take care of my child or children 13
I will no longer need child care services 32

For more information, please check out the article "Child care use during and after the COVID-19 pandemic."

Source: Statistics Canada, Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians: Parenting During the Pandemic, June 2020.

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