About the Day Care in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Day Care in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
Definition of the Day Care in Nova Scotia?
Day care centres are licensed facilities that provide care, supervision and early childhood education to children, typically from infancy to age five. These centres support working families by offering structured, safe environments where children can be cared for during their parents’ work day while learning, socializing and developing key skills under the supervision of caregivers.
What’s included in the Day Care in Nova Scotia?
The Day Care in Nova Scotia includes providing preschool-aged day care centres, providing school-aged day care centres and providing regulated family child care. Related terms covered in the Day Care in Nova Scotia industry report includes the number of available spots in a given child-care centre that are filled by children requiring care. a rate of at least 70.0% is necessary for a centre to be profitable, a legal ratio mandated under provincial law for child-care centres for the maximum number of children per staff member and a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help them with the cost of raising children under 18 years of age.
Industry Performance of the Day Care industry in Nova Scotia
Benchmark the Day Care in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Day Care in Nova Scotia
#8 in Highest Revenue 1.4% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Day Care in Canada
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
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Key Drivers of the Day Care industry in Nova Scotia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, net migration, private investment in residential construction, government consumption and investment, national unemployment rate and per capita disposable income are impacting Day Care in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Economic Indicators
Population
Net Migration
Private Investment in Residential Construction
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Canada Key External Drivers
Government consumption and investment
National unemployment rate
Per capita disposable income
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Day Care industry in Nova Scotia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Day Care in Nova Scotia, such as Halifax, Truro and Cape Breton. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Day Care industry in Nova Scotia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
