Dataset Name: Child Care Operating Fund Facilities and Spaces Over Time - April 2004 to December 2019. (CCOF_facilities_and_spaces_over_time.*) Dataset Description: This report provides Group and Family Child Care facility space/capacity information by month and region. Data is based on information as it appears on the Community Care licence, for all facilities that are attached to a confirmed contract for the specified month/region. Data Definitions: YM: This field indicates the year and month (format: yyyymm) for which the CCOF Child Care facilities/spaces are measured. Month: This field indicates the month and year (format: Mon YYYY) for which the CCOF Child Care facilities/spaces are measured. Region: A designated geographic area within the province, which manages the delivery of Ministry programs, contract management, quality assurance, finance and personnel. group_facilities: Number of Group Facilities for the specified month for the specified region. Facility refers to child care service provider, attached to a CCOF confirmed contract, with a single Community Care licence. If child care is provided in a single building but there are two licences, then two facilities are counted. gr03: Number of licenced spaces in CCOF Group Child Care Facilities for children under 36 months old. gr35: Number of licenced spaces in CCOF Group Child Care Facilities for children aged 30 months to school age (kindergarten+). pre: Number of licenced preschool spaces in CCOF Child Care Facilities. oos: Number of licenced spaces in CCOF Group Child Care Facilities for school-aged children (kindergarten+). spec: Number of licenced spaces in CCOF Group Child Care Facilities for Occasional Child Care for Special Needs children. emer: Number of licenced spaces in CCOF Group Child Care Facilities for Occasional Child Care, on an emergency basis. gma: Group Multi-Age; number of licenced spaces in CCOF Group Child Care Facilities for children of various ages. family_facilities: Number of family facilities for the specified month for the specified region. Facility refers to child care service provider, attached to a CCOF confirmed contract, with a single Community Care licence. If child care is provided in a single building but there are two licences, then two facilities are counted. family_spaces: Number of family spaces for the specified month for the specified region. total_spaces: Sum total of Group spaces and Family spaces. total_facilities: Sum total of Group facilities and Family facilities. Data Source: CCOF Operational System Data Set Produced: February 3, 2020.