Child Care

This paper presents the Survey of Income and Program Participation data on child care for working guardians on AFDC. These guardians use care by relatives 58% of the time for their youngest children under 6. They are thus using informal care arrangements which are generally free or low cost instead of more formal arrangements, for which one generally must pay.

Data are presented to defend the theory that families use the kind of care which is available to them and affordable.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Day Care Centers: 1976-1984--Has Supply Kept up with Demand? William R. Prosser Office of Social Services Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services May 1986 PDF Version