North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 1997

62 - Health Care and Social Assistance

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing health care by diagnosis and treatment, providing residential care for medical and social reasons, and providing social assistance, such as counselling, welfare, child protection, community housing and food services, vocational rehabilitation and child care, to those requiring such assistance.

624 - Social Assistance

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing a wide variety of assistance services directly to their clients. These services do not include residential or accommodation services, except on a short-stay basis.

6244 - Child Day-Care Services

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing day-care services for infants or children. These establishments may care for older children when they are not in school and may also offer pre-kindergarten educational programs.

62441 - Child Day-Care Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing day-care services for infants or children. These establishments may care for older children when they are not in school and may also offer pre-kindergarten educational programs.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • providing kindergarten education (See 61111 Elementary and Secondary Schools)
    • providing baby-sitting or nanny services (See 81411 Private Households)
624410 - Child Day-Care Services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing day-care services for infants or children. These establishments may care for older children when they are not in school and may also offer pre-kindergarten educational programs.

  • Example Activities:

    • Child care centres
    • Day-care centres, child
    • Nursery school
    • Pre-kindergarten (except when part of elementary school system)
    • Pre-kindergarten care services (except when part of elementary school system)
    • Preschool centres (except when part of elementary school system)
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