00000cam 2200000zi 4500 9.964070 CaOODSP 20260709092308 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 260709e20260422onca obs f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- y2y2 CS36-28-0001/2026-4-1E-PDF Charters, Thomas, author. Insights into the accessibility, affordability, inclusivity, flexibility and quality of child care centres in Canada, 2024 / by Thomas J. Charters and Leanne C. Findlay. [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, April 22, 2026. ©2026 1 online resource (26 pages) : colour illustration. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Economic and social reports, 2563-8955 ; vol. 6, no. 4, April 2026 Issued also in French under title: Aperçu de l'accessibilité, de l'abordabilité, de l'inclusivité, de la flexibilité et de la qualité des services de garde en centre au Canada, 2024. "Catalogue no. 36-28-0001." "Research article." Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-26). "In 2021, the Canadian federal government committed over $27.2 billion in funding through bilateral agreements with the provinces and territories toward building the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care system. Integral to these agreements were investments allocated by provinces and territories toward five foundational pillars of the Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework: provision of accessible, affordable, inclusive, flexible and high-quality care. This study uses data from the 2024 Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services to examine the characteristics of child care centres in Canada during this period of policy reform, with an emphasis on elements of care reflective of the five pillars of the multilateral framework. Results suggest that the proportion of centres offering flexible or non-standard care options was limited, that 15% of centres had expanded their maximum capacity in the previous year to improve accessibility, that nearly three-quarters of centres had accommodations in place to improve inclusivity for children with long-term conditions or disabilities, and that the affordability of child care as indicated by child care fees varied considerably across child age category and jurisdiction. Further analysis contrasted centres that had received specific funding with those that had not. About 7 in 10 centres outside of Quebec reported that they had received funding from Federal-provincial/territorial agreements. These centres were more likely to be larger in terms of staffing and enrolment and were more likely to be not-for-profit"--Abstract, page 1. Day care centers Canada Statistics. Child care services Canada Statistics. Statistics lcgft Statistics Canada, issuing body. Aperçu de l'accessibilité, de l'abordabilité, de l'inclusivité, de la flexibilité et de la qualité des services de garde en centre au Canada, 2024 / (CaOODSP)9.964071 Economic and social reports (Statistics Canada) 2563-8955 ; v. 6, no. 4, April 2026. (CaOODSP)9.895760 PDF 646 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2026/statcan/36-28-0001/CS36-28-0001-2026-4-1-eng.pdf HTML N/A https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202600400001-eng 36-28-0001