3.3. Support for the care of small children
A SYSTEM has been build to help families arrange care for small children. According to
this system families can choose either public day care or financial support. The system is
described in figure 2. (Chapter 1.5.)
The care systems for small children have been developed with the objective of offering
families various child-care options so as to take the different needs of families into account
as well as possible. Women’s active participation in working life has promoted the development
of legislation governing care for small children and parents’ employment security.