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Ontario child care

61North · Canadian public data

Child-care data dictionary

Every column in the four accepted-release views, with types, nullability and source interpretation.

Ontario source directorySource update frequency: MonthlySnapshot: August 31, 2026

The interface contains 54 columns across four secure views. Nullable describes the Snowflake schema, not a promise that a field is missing in the current release. Missing source values remain missing; do not substitute zero, a made-up date or a guessed address.

Dates use DATE; identifiers and address components use text. TIMESTAMP_LTZ values display in your session timezone. SOURCE_LAST_MODIFIED retains the original source text without an inferred timezone.

On a small screen, each column appears as a card with its type, nullability and meaning together.

Directory

RELEASES.C10_FREE_DIRECTORY · 24 columns.

RELEASES.C10_FREE_DIRECTORY
ColumnSnowflake typeNullableMeaning
RELEASE_IDTEXTNo61North identifier for the accepted release. Join views on this value and retain it with your analysis.
DATASET_IDTEXTYesDataset identifier C10.
SNAPSHOT_DATEDATEYesDate represented by the source directory; August 31, 2026 in the initial release. It is not the download or publication date.
LICENCE_NUMBERTEXTYesSource licence identifier, stored as text. One directory row per licence in the accepted snapshot.
LICENSEE_NAMETEXTYesName of the licence holder as supplied by Ontario.
PROGRAM_TYPETEXTYesSource program type; preserve its original label.
REGIONTEXTYesSource administrative region label, not a Snowflake hosting region.
SERVICE_MANAGERTEXTYesSource service manager label.
SITE_NAMETEXTYesChild-care site name as supplied by the source.
PROGRAM_OPTIONTEXTYesSource program option label.
ORIGINAL_ISSUE_DATEDATEYesOriginal licence issue date supplied by the source. It does not establish historical coverage for other attributes.
LICENCE_STATUSTEXTYesSource licence status in the dated snapshot. This release contains Active and Inactive.
CLOSURE_DATEDATEYesSource closure date when supplied. Some inactive records have no closure date and carry a quality flag.
LANGUAGE_OF_SERVICETEXTYesUnmodified source service-language text. Combined, mixed-case and other-language labels remain distinct; this is not a normalized language code.
STREET_NUMBERTEXTYesSource street number as text. Missing values remain missing and are flagged.
STREET_NAMETEXTYesSource street name.
STREET_TYPETEXTYesSource street type. Missing values remain missing and are flagged.
CITYTEXTYesSource city label; spelling and case are preserved.
PROVINCETEXTYesSource province label. The complete directory includes six QC civic addresses alongside ON records.
POSTAL_CODETEXTYesSource postal code. The discrepancy for licence 39013 is flagged without replacing the source value.
QUALITY_FLAGSARRAYYesArray of quality-flag codes for this licence. Multiple flags are valid; an empty array means none of the defined flags was assigned.
SOURCE_ROW_NUMBERNUMBER(38,0)YesRow reference carried through the source ingestion for traceability; not a stable business identifier.
SOURCE_RECORD_SHA256TEXTYesSHA256 fingerprint of the preserved source record used during validation.
SOURCE_WORKBOOK_SHA256TEXTYesSHA256 fingerprint of the ingested source workbook. Shared across rows from the same workbook.

Quality flags

RELEASES.C10_FREE_QUALITY_FLAGS · 6 columns.

RELEASES.C10_FREE_QUALITY_FLAGS
ColumnSnowflake typeNullableMeaning
RELEASE_IDTEXTNo61North identifier for the accepted release. Join views on this value and retain it with your analysis.
DATASET_IDTEXTYesDataset identifier C10.
SNAPSHOT_DATEDATEYesDate represented by the source directory; August 31, 2026 in the initial release. It is not the download or publication date.
LICENCE_NUMBERTEXTYesSource licence identifier, stored as text. One directory row per licence in the accepted snapshot.
QUALITY_FLAGTEXTYesOne disclosed quality-flag code. Multiple rows per licence are valid when it has multiple flags.
SOURCE_WORKBOOK_SHA256TEXTYesSHA256 fingerprint of the ingested source workbook. Shared across rows from the same workbook.

Dataset catalog

RELEASES.C10_FREE_DATASET_CATALOG · 12 columns.

RELEASES.C10_FREE_DATASET_CATALOG
ColumnSnowflake typeNullableMeaning
RELEASE_IDTEXTNo61North identifier for the accepted release. Join views on this value and retain it with your analysis.
DATASET_IDTEXTNoDataset identifier C10.
DATASET_NAMETEXTNoProduct name for this accepted release.
DESCRIPTIONTEXTNoDescription of the directory and its quality/release information.
SOURCE_URLTEXTNoOntario source dataset page.
DICTIONARY_URLTEXTNoOntario workbook with English and French field definitions. Row values are not all translated.
LICENCE_NAMETEXTNoName of the upstream reuse licence.
LICENCE_URLTEXTNoLink to the upstream reuse licence.
ATTRIBUTIONTEXTNoComplete source acknowledgement to preserve when reusing the data.
SOURCE_UPDATE_FREQUENCYTEXTNoDocumented government source cadence: Monthly. Consult SNAPSHOT_DATE and publication timestamps for the accepted data available now.
COVERAGE_NOTETEXTNoCoverage and exclusions for the accepted snapshot.
QUALITY_NOTETEXTNoExplanation of preserved source exceptions and quality flags.

Release status

RELEASES.C10_FREE_DATASET_STATUS · 12 columns.

RELEASES.C10_FREE_DATASET_STATUS
ColumnSnowflake typeNullableMeaning
RELEASE_IDTEXTNo61North identifier for the accepted release. Join views on this value and retain it with your analysis.
DATASET_IDTEXTNoDataset identifier C10.
STATUSTEXTNo61North accepted-release state. PUBLISHED means accepted data is exposed through these views; it is not a Marketplace approval field.
GENERATIONNUMBER(38,0)NoMonotonic publication-state version. It is not a source release number or a count of calendar months.
SNAPSHOT_DATEDATENoDate represented by the source directory; August 31, 2026 in the initial release. It is not the download or publication date.
ROW_COUNTNUMBER(38,0)NoNumber of directory rows in this accepted release.
QUALITY_FLAG_COUNTNUMBER(38,0)NoNumber of flag rows, not the number of distinct licences with a flag.
SOURCE_LAST_MODIFIEDTEXTNoSource metadata timestamp retained as text. Do not infer a timezone where the source supplies none.
INGESTED_ATTIMESTAMP_LTZ(9)NoWhen 61North ingested the source. TIMESTAMP_LTZ is displayed using your Snowflake session timezone.
VALIDATED_ATTIMESTAMP_LTZ(9)NoWhen the release evidence was validated. Distinct from the source snapshot and ingestion time.
PUBLISHED_ATTIMESTAMP_LTZ(9)YesWhen the accepted release was published by 61North. TIMESTAMP_LTZ is displayed using your session timezone.
SOURCE_UPDATE_FREQUENCYTEXTNoDocumented government source cadence: Monthly. Consult SNAPSHOT_DATE and publication timestamps for the accepted data available now.

Quality flags are listed in the guide. Ontario's bilingual dictionary (XLSX) defines upstream fields; it does not mean all row values are translated.