Types of childcare arrangements in New Zealand
By ethnic group, 2017, thousands of children aged 0-13
| Care type | Category | Thousands of children |
|---|---|---|
| Formal and informal care arrangements | Asian | 11.8 |
| Formal and informal care arrangements | European | 82.8 |
| Formal and informal care arrangements | Māori | 26 |
| Formal and informal care arrangements | MELAA | 1.2 |
| Formal and informal care arrangements | Other | 1.9 |
| Formal and informal care arrangements | Pacific peoples | 12.7 |
| Formal care only | Asian | 31.6 |
| Formal care only | European | 110.8 |
| Formal care only | Māori | 48.2 |
| Formal care only | MELAA | 4.7 |
| Formal care only | Other | 2.8 |
| Formal care only | Pacific peoples | 25.4 |
| Informal care only | Asian | 29 |
| Informal care only | European | 150.9 |
| Informal care only | Māori | 63.5 |
| Informal care only | MELAA | 1.4 |
| Informal care only | Other | 3.7 |
| Informal care only | Pacific peoples | 34.3 |
| No childcare arrangements | Asian | 60.9 |
| No childcare arrangements | European | 234.2 |
| No childcare arrangements | Māori | 85.9 |
| No childcare arrangements | MELAA | 8.6 |
| No childcare arrangements | Other | 8.4 |
| No childcare arrangements | Pacific peoples | 48.6 |
Notes
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American or African.
Definitions
Preschool children: children aged 0-6 not yet attending school.
School children: children aged 5-13 who attend school.
Formal care or early childhood education (ECE): generally fee-based, including kindergartens, Pacific Islands early childhood centres, playcentres, playgroups, home-based care daycare, crèches and preschools.
Informal care: the child is being looked after by someone other than a parent or guardian that they live with. These people cannot be affiliated to an education or care service. Types of informal care include grandparents, aunties, uncles, another parent living elsewhere, friends, neighbours, babysitters etc. Informal care may be paid or unpaid.
For more information
Data provided by
Dataset name
New Zealand Childcare Survey 2017
Webpage:
https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/more-toddlers-in-formal-early-childhood-care
How to find the data
At URL provided, download 'Childcare in New Zealand 2017: September 2017 quarter – tables' file.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: New Zealand Childcare Survey 2017
From the dataset New Zealand Childcare Survey 2017, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Table 1
- Range:
B11:F37 - Provided: 100 data points
This data forms the table Childcare - Children in different types of care arrangements by gender, age, ethnic group and area type 2017.
Dataset originally released on:
December 19, 2017
About this dataset
The Childcare in New Zealand Survey 2017 (CCNZ17) provides information about the use of formal and informal childcare arrangements, and the relationship between childcare, work, and study arrangements, subsidies used, and many other factors relating to childcare.
The CCNZ17 was a supplement to the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) in the September 2017 quarter.
Method of collection/Data provider
A total of 3,298 households participated in the CCNZ17, consisting of 5,869 parents, 1,105 preschool children aged 0-6 years, and 2,193 schoolchildren aged 5-13. The survey was carried out from 9 July to 15 July 2017 and from 30 July to 7 October 2017.