Saskatchewan Child Care Statistics 2022

This post lists 2022 Saskatchewan child care statistics for licensed and unlicensed daycares in Saskatchewan.

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Child care statistics for licensed daycare providers in Saskatchewan

Listed below are licensed daycare provider statistics adopted from data on the Saskatchewan Government website. The following data was obtained on January 24th, 2023.

• Saskatchewan has 696 licensed daycare providers (as of January 24th, 2023).
• 53% of licensed daycare providers in Saskatchewan are daycare centers. 
• 46% of licensed daycare providers in Saskatchewan are home daycares. 
• 2.2% of daycare centers in Saskatchewan are francophone daycares (bilingual English and French speaking daycares).
• 1.6% of licensed home daycares in Saskatchewan are francophone daycares (bilingual English and French speaking daycares).
• 2.2% of daycare centers in Saskatchewan offer either 24 hour child care or extended hours child care.
• 4% of licensed home daycares in Saskatchewan offer either 24 hour child care or extended hours child care.
• 55.6% of licensed home daycare providers in Saskatchewan are group home daycares. (Group home daycares can care for a maximum of 12 children at any one time. Regular home daycares, on the other hand, can only care for a maximum of 8 children at any one time.)

Infographic for 2022 licensed daycare provider statistics

Below is an infographic that provides a visual representation of the licensed daycare provider statistics listed above.

Child care statistics for the cost of licensed daycare in Saskatchewan

Cost of child care in daycare centers before $10 a day daycare

A November 2021 report released by the Ministry of Education Early Years Branch revealed the average cost of full time daycare in Saskatchewan daycare centers to be:

• $790 per infant
• $666 per toddler
• $612 per preschool child

Cost of child care in licensed home daycares before $10 a day daycare

A November 2021 report released by the Ministry of Education Early Years Branch revealed the average cost of full time daycare in home daycares in Saskatchewan to be:

• $786 per infant
• $735 per toddler
• $667 per preschool child

Cost comparison between daycare centers and licensed home daycares

Based on the November 2021 report, the cost of daycare in licensed home daycares and daycare centers before $10 a day daycare in Saskatchewan compares as follows:

• Daycare fees for full-time infants were 0.5% higher in daycare centers than in licensed home daycares.
• Daycare fees for full-time toddlers were 10.4% higher in licensed home daycares than in daycare centers.
• Daycare fees for full-time preschool children were 9% higher in licensed home daycares than in daycare centers.

Graphs for the cost of licensed daycare in Saskatchewan

Below is a visual representation of the cost of licensed daycare prior to the “$10 a day” daycare initiative in Saskatchewan.

Child care statistics for unlicensed daycare providers in Saskatchewan

According to a January 2021 Statistics Canada report, unlicensed daycares make up over 70% of all daycare businesses in Saskatchewan.

Graphs and charts for unlicensed daycare providers

Immigrant-owned Daycare Statistics Saskatchewan

9.1% of all self-employed child care service providers in Saskatchewan are immigrants. (Source: Statistics Canada, 2022 Business dynamics of self-employed child care service providers report).

Population statistics for daycare aged children in Saskatchewan

Listed below are statistics for daycare aged children (0 to 5 year old children) in Saskatchewan.

• 19.1% of families in Saskatchewan have at least one daycare aged child. (Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of population).
• 53% of daycare aged children in Saskatchewan are enrolled in a child care program. (Source: Statistics Canada, 2022 Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements).
• Licensed child care spaces in Saskatchewan can only accommodate 18% of daycare aged children. (Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Saskatchewan’s Report on Child Care 2019).
• 70% of Saskatchewan mothers with daycare aged children go to work. (Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Saskatchewan’s Report on Child Care 2019).

Charts and graphs for Saskatchewan population statistics for daycare aged children

Below are visual representations of the population statistics listed above.

Saskatchewan families with at least one daycare aged child

Daycare aged children enrolled in child care in Saskatchewan

Working Saskatchewan mothers with daycare aged children

Capacity of licensed child care spaces in Saskatchewan

More Saskatchewan daycare provider studies

More Saskatchewan daycare provider statistics, data, and research can be found at the links below:

• 2022 Saskatoon daycare providers study
• 2022 Regina daycare providers study
• 2023 Saskatchewan daycare waitlist study

For a complete overview of how child care works in Saskatchewan, read our guide on understanding child care in Saskatchewan.