|
TABLE 7.
Distribution of day-care arrangements for children under 15
years of age as reported by working mothers from January to October (1973)
(Note: Figures in brackets represent roughly corresponding data from 1967.)
|
Children under 6
years |
Children 6-14 years |
| |
|
|
|
In school 1 |
Not in |
Attending school |
Day care arrangements
|
part-time
|
school
|
full-time
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Paid care
arrangements |
3 |
7 ( 2) |
--} |
| Day care centre/nursery |
14 |
20 } |
--} (13) |
| Care in mother's home |
16 |
30} (28) |
--} |
| Care in sitter's home |
-- |
-- |
17 ( 5) |
| Unspecified |
|
|
|
| Total paid care |
33 |
57 (41) |
17 (18) |
| |
|
|
|
| Unpaid arrangements |
|
|
|
| Care by
person over 15 years |
16 |
10 (41) |
16 (55) |
| living
in home (eg. father) |
|
|
|
| Care by
sibling under 16 years |
9 |
2 ( 2) |
6 ( 6) |
| Care by
relative, neighbour |
19 |
18 ( 8) |
16 ( 2) |
| or
friend |
|
|
|
| Total unpaid
care |
44 |
30 (51) |
38 (63) |
| |
|
|
|
| Work oriented
arrangements |
|
|
|
| Mother works
only when child |
14 |
n/a |
-- |
| in school |
|
|
|
| Mother takes
child to work |
3
|
5 ( 4)
|
-- ( 5)
|
| Total
work-oriented care |
17 |
5 ( 4) |
-- ( 5) |
| |
|
|
|
| Children care for
themselves |
|
|
|
| Take/buy/obtain
lunch at school |
-- |
-- |
19 |
| No lunch at
school |
-- |
-- |
19
|
| Total child
self-care |
-- |
-- |
38 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other
arrangements |
6 |
8 ( 4) |
8 (14) |
| |
|
|
|
| Total all
arrangements |
100% |
100% (100%) |
100% (100%) |
| Sources: |
Statistics Canada, Manpower Research and Development
Section, "Preliminary report on working mothers and their child-care
arrangements in 1973", Table 9, (Ottawa: Information Canada, 1975) |
| |
|
| |
Department of Labour, Women's Bureau, Working mothers
and their child-care arrangements, Table 23, (Ottawa: Information Canada,
1970) |
1. "In school" refers to those children in
attendance at a regular public school or its equivalent. |