The proportion of children in some form of child care, whether provided by the formal
or informal sectors, varied with their age, rising with each additional year from 41 per
cent of children aged less than 1 year to 79 per cent of children aged 4 years and then
falling to 70 per cent of 5-year-olds and 41 per cent of 6 to 11-year-olds (Table 4.9).
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