Step 1
2017: A new program launches
The waitlist starts at a high but comparatively stable baseline.
Chapter 1
From 23,000 to 87,692 children โ and the policy choices behind it
87,692
children registered as of the latest FOI baseline
Step 1
The waitlist starts at a high but comparatively stable baseline.
Step 2
Policy disruption coincides with sharp growth.
Step 3
Funding commitments are announced while demand still rises.
Step 4
A structural funding gap remains.
Step 5
Most children still do not have active core funding.
Step 6
Scenarios show the difference between current pace and capacity expansion.
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