Table B.  Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers by Mother's Employment Status: Fall 1994

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date: January 14, 1998

(Numbers in thousands)
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                                                                                      Employment Status
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                                                            Employment schedule                Shift work status /1
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                                          All
                                      preschoolers      Full time         Part time        Day shift       Non-day shift 
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Type of arrangement                 Number  Percent   Number Percent   Number  Percent   Number Percent   Number  Percent
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All Preschoolers                    10,288    100.0    6,705   100.0    3,582    100.0    6,048   100.0    4,240    100.0

Care in child's home                 3,381     33.0    1,757    26.1    1,622     45.3    1,482    24.5    1,898     44.8
   By father                         1,898     18.5      893    13.3    1,005     28.1      700    11.6    1,198     28.3
   By grandparent                      604      5.9      344     5.1      259      7.2      316     5.2      288      6.8
   By other relative                   355      3.5      196     2.9      159      4.4      151     2.5      204      4.8
   By nonrelative                      524      5.1      324     4.8      199      5.6      315     5.2      208      4.9

Care in provider's home              3,219     31.3    2,373    35.4      846     23.6    2,087    34.4    1,132     26.7
   By grandparent                    1,068     10.4      706    10.5      362     10.1      631    10.4      437     10.3
   By other relative                   565      5.5      450     6.7      115      3.2      346     5.7      219      5.2
   By nonrelative                    1,586     15.4    1,217    18.2      369     10.3    1,110    18.3      476     11.2

Organized child care facilities      3,019     29.4    2,246    33.5      772     21.6    2,151    35.5      867     20.5
   Day/group care center             2,218     21.6    1,675    25.0      543     15.2    1,616    26.7      602     14.2
   Nursery/preschool                   801      7.8      571     8.5      229      6.4      535     8.8      265      6.3

Mother cares for child at work /2      563      5.5      258     3.9      304      8.5      253     4.2      309      7.3
Other /3                               107      1.1       72     1.0       37      1.0       73     1.2       34      0.8
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1  Calculations based on mother's principal job only.
2  Includes women working for pay at home or away from home.
3  Includes preschoolers in kindergarten and school-based activities.

Source:  Survey of Income and Program Participation