Subsidised pre-school care coverage rate

The coverage rate is the ratio between the total number of places and an estimate of the number of children of childcare age, i.e. children aged 0-2,5. This takes into account the fact that children usually do not attend a childcare environment before the age of 3 months and enter school between the ages of 2,5 and 3. The number of children aged between 0 and 2,5 is calculated as the number of children aged between 0 and 1 years of age, from 1 to less than 2 years, to which 50 % of children aged between 2 and 3 are added. The number of children is calculated on the basis of data from the National Register on 1 January of the following year. It should be noted that children are counted at the place of residence in the denominator and in the childcare environment in the numerator. As children do not necessarily attend a local childcare environment, the rate may be higher than 100 %. This is particularly true for indicators at statistical district level. Children living in the 9 German-speaking municipalities are not included in the denominator of the coverage rate for the district of Verviers and the province of Liège.覆盖率指托育学位总数量与保育适龄儿童估算数的比值，保育适龄儿童即0至2.5岁的儿童。该统计规则考虑到如下实际情况：儿童通常在3月龄前不会进入托育机构就读，且会在2.5岁至3岁之间入园入学。0至2.5岁儿童的数量核算方式为：将0至1岁儿童数、1至不满2岁儿童数，与50%的2至3岁儿童数相加得到总人数。儿童总数量基于次年1月1日的全国登记数据进行统计。需特别说明的是，覆盖率计算的分母统计的是对应区域的常住儿童，而分子统计的则是实际就读托育机构的儿童。由于儿童未必会就读于本地的托育机构，因此该覆盖率可能超过100%，在统计区级指标时这一情况尤为常见。居住在9个德语市镇的儿童，不计入韦尔维耶区（Verviers）与列日省（Liège）覆盖率计算的分母中。