Table FAM3.C Child care: Child care arrangements of grade school children ages 5–14 with employed mothers, selected years 1995

Table FAM3.C Child care: Child care arrangements of grade school children ages 5–14 with employed mothers, selected years 1995–2010

Type of child care (during mother's work hours)	1995	1997	1999	2002	2005	2010
Ages 5 to 8
Mother care^a	6.4	5.5	4.8	3.8	6.4	7.3
Father care^a	27.5	30.0	28.5	22.0	25.4	29.5
Grandparent care	20.2	24.0	25.5	20.3	20.7	21.6
Other relative care	6.9	10.4	9.2	7.7	6.8	7.8
Center-based care^b	8.7	16.6	15.2	14.0	14.0	12.4
Enrichment activities^c	25.8	15.8	18.6	15.6	16.2	14.4
Other nonrelative care^d	26.3	20.7	20.0	14.2	11.2	11.0
Self care	4.8	4.3	3.1	2.8	2.2	2.2
Ages 9 to 11
Mother care^a	5.9	5.3	4.5	4.2	5.7	6.0
Father care^a	25.9	26.9	25.6	19.9	22.2	25.1
Grandparent care	17.2	19.9	19.7	16.1	15.2	17.9
Other relative care	6.5	7.9	6.3	5.8	6.5	6.3
Center-based care^b	–	5.4	5.9	4.4	6.2	3.4
Enrichment activities^c	38.6	25.3	25.1	21.6	18.3	20.9
Other nonrelative care^d	15.8	15.9	14.8	9.9	8.7	8.2
Self care	17.0	21.1	15.8	15.1	11.2	10.5
Ages 12 to 14
Mother care^a	3.7	3.6	3.9	3.6	4.2	4.9
Father care^a	20.1	20.5	20.6	16.2	17.0	20.2
Grandparent care	8.0	12.6	11.6	9.7	8.9	9.8
Other relative care	3.4	4.9	4.1	3.5	3.5	4.0
Center-based care^b	–	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.6	1.4
Enrichment activities^c	41.9	23.0	24.0	20.2	15.3	18.9
Other nonrelative care^d	3.6	6.8	4.9	3.9	4.3	4.0
Self care	43.0	48.2	42.9	39.3	37.2	35.7
— Not available.
^a Mother and father care refer to care while the mother worked or was in school.
^b Center-based care includes day care centers, nursery schools, preschools, and Head Start.
^c Enrichment activities include sports, lessons, clubs, and before- and after-school programs.
^d Other nonrelative includes family day care providers, in-home babysitters, and others providing care in the child's or provider's home.
NOTE: Employed mothers are those with wage and salary employment or other employment arrangements, including contingent work and self-employment. The sum of children by arrangement may exceed 100 percent because of multiple arrangements.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation.