Canadian National Child Care Study

This publication is the first in a series of reports being published by Statistics Canada in collaboration with Health and Welfare Canada and the National Day Care Research Network. This report provides a history of the study, its goals and objectives, and detailed information about the 1988 National Child Care Survey.

The history of child care its legislation and specific child care data are presented for each of the provinces.

"This document is one of a series of research reports based on the 1988 National Child Care Survey which focuses on the relationship between parents' work lives and child care."--Intro, p. 11

The history of child care its legislation and specific child care data are presented for each of the provinces.

Assembling key experts and activists in the area of Canadian child care policy, this book makes an important contribution to understanding how Canada, with its particular institutions, politics, and values, should design a national child care strategy.

This report, one of a series of research reports based on the 1988 National Child Care Survey, focuses on the characteristics of child care in each province.