Child care use and parental employment
One of the most important demographic characteristics related to the potential need for
child care is the number of children in families with paid work responsibilities — twoparent
families in which both parents are employed (either full-time or part-time) or
one-parent families in which the sole parent is employed (either full-time or part-time).
In June 1992 a total of 1,839,500 children (48 per cent of all children aged 0-14 years)
had parents with paid work responsibilities. In addition, families with parents who are
studying or training to enter the workforce are also eligible for work-related child care.
When children from these families are added to those whose parents are currently
employed, a total of 2,088,000 children (54 per cent of all children aged 0-14 years) are
in families who may require work-related care