Summer Child Care Arrangements For Canadian School-Aged Children

Statistics Canada provides data on the number and percentage of children aged 6 to 12 years who participated in child care during the summer. The dataset is segmented by age group and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze participation rates in summer child care across different age groups for children aged 6 to 12.
• Model the relationship between child age group and the likelihood of using summer child care arrangements.
• Compare the number versus the percentage of children in child care to assess population-scale program utilization.

Strengths

• Data originates from Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
• Dataset is segmented by specific age groups for children 6 to 12 years old.
• Updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size and row count limits statistical power assessment.
• Lack of disclosed columns restricts understanding of available demographic or socioeconomic features.
• Data format includes HTML, which may require parsing for structured analysis.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

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Time Range

Previous summer relative to survey period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 12.

Geography

Canada