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TABLE 5.3FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOUR FORCE 1997 TO 20041997 2004No. (000) No. (000) % IncreaseFemales in Employment 539.7 801.7 +48.5 %Of whichFull time 415.2 549.8 +32.4 %Part time 124.6 251.9 +102.2 %PercentagePercentagePer cent of working women in full time work 79.6% 68.6%Female labour force participation rate 42% 50.8%Source : CSO 285.3.3 The table shows an increase of 48.5 per cent in the numbers of women in employmentover the seven year period - representing an increase in female labour force participationfrom 42 per cent to 50.8 per cent. (Incidentally, the increase in the numbers of men inemployment grew by 30 per cent in the same period.) Of particular note is the increasein the number of women who are in part time employment - this number increased from124,600 to 251,900 - an increase of over 100 per cent. The ability of this group of womento link their working day to their children’s school timetable has a particular impact onthe need for School Age Childcare.5.3.4 CSO research also shows that, in 2004, only 1,900 women in part-time employmentconsidered that they would prefer to work longer hours, while 32,800 women wererecorded as unemployed and seeking work.5.3.5 CSO material gathered through the National Household Survey looks at the agecomposition of family units. This material provides an insight into the age structures ofthe family units in the workforce and, as will be seen in Table 5.4 below, can be used togive an indication of the numbers of families which would have a requirement for SchoolAge Childcare.TABLE 5.4COMPOSITION OF FAMILY UNITS OF COUPLES AND LONE PARENTS WITHCHILDRENACTIVE IN THE LABOUR FORCE – Q4 2004Couples with femalepartner in employment(000’s)Lone parents - male orfemale - in employment(000’s)TotalAt least 1 child aged under 5 and no childaged 15 or overAt least 1 child aged under 5 and at least 1child aged 15 or over100.2 18.2 118.44.2 1.3 4.5All children aged 5 to 14 47.8 14.7 61.5No child aged under 5, at least 1 child aged5 to 14 and at least 1 child aged 15 or over71.5 18.5 90.0All children aged 15 and over 86.2 31.1 117.3TOTAL 310.1 83.8Source : CSO 2928 CSO : Statistical Yearbook of Ireland 2002 : Table 2.2 - 1997 and Quarterly National Household Survey – Q4/200429 CSO : Quarterly National Household Survey – Q4/200431
5.3.6 The analysis of this table makes the assumption that the female partners of men inemployment who have children and who are not themselves economically active willnormally be in a position to care for their children without recourse to childcare. It is ofcourse recognised that many such parents both also acknowledge and avail of thebenefits of childcare.5.3.7 Table 5.4 suggests that there are some 390,000 family units with dependent childrenwhere the mother works in the case of couples and where the adult parent works in thecase of lone parent family units. Table 5.5 refines these data further and looks at thechildcare needs of these family units. In this analysis, it has assumed that children agedover 15 years do not generally have a childcare requirement.TABLE 5.5CHILDCARE REQUIREMENTS OF FAMILY UNITSWITH FEMALE PARTNER ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE AND OF LONE PARENTSACTIVEIN THE LABOUR FORCE- Q4/2004Source : D/JELR derived from previous tableCouples with femalepartner inemployment000’sLone parents - male orfemale - in employment000’sTotal000’sFamily units likely to require 104.4 19.5 123.9pre-school childcareFamily units likely to require 119.3 33.2 152.5school age childcareTOTAL 223.7 52.7 276.45.3.8 Table 5.5 suggests that, in Ireland, 123,900 family units are likely to require pre-schoolchildcare to meet the needs of parents in employment while 152,500 family units withchildren of school going age (aged 5 to 14 years) have both partners working or in thecase of lone parent families the parent is in employment. Thus it is likely that 152,500family units are faced with the dilemma of finding appropriate childcare arrangementsfor their school going children out of school hours, be it throughout the year or duringschool holidays.5.3.9 The CSO Quarterly National Household Survey does not look at the numbers ofdependent children of the workforce. However, CSO statistics on Education 30 show thatthere were almost 449,000 children in first level education in 2002/3.5.3.10 The Working Group has linked these CSO Education data with the National HouseholdSurvey data and estimates that the 152,500 family units with school going children andtwo parents in employment in the case of couples and a working parent in the case oflone parents are likely to have about 360,000 school going children under 15 yearsbetween them. While many female employees are known to be in part timeemployment, those with dependent children of primary school going age are almost alllikely to have a need for childcare during school holidays.5.3.11 Unpublished CSO material suggests that more than 35 per cent of working mothers whoare in the age grouping most likely to have primary school going children are in parttimerather than full time employment. Of this group of 77,500 women, at least twothirds are likely to have children of primary school age. While many of these women32 30 CSO : Statistical Yearbook of Ireland 2004 : Table 5.1
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DEVELOPINGSCHOOL AGECHILDCAREREPORT
Page 5: FOREWORDThe early years of the new
Page 8 and 9: The development of this sector also
Page 10 and 11: D.6 The Working Group reviewed mate
Page 12 and 13: G.3 A number of key elements contri
Page 14 and 15: I. Other Key Issues Impacting on a
Page 16 and 17: J. Training for School Age Childcar
Page 18 and 19: L. GuidelinesL.1 In accordance with
Page 20 and 21: aimsire agus forbartha a sholáthar
Page 22 and 23: lianta beaga ó bhunlíne íseal (m
Page 24 and 25: G. Caighdeán an Chúraim Leanaí d
Page 26 and 27: feasacht maidir le cumais an linbh;
Page 28 and 29: molann an Grúpa Oibre go n-úsáid
Page 30 and 31: áitiúil chun cúram leanaí a fho
Page 32 and 33: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT1.1 Introdu
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Page 36 and 37: CHAPTER 2WHAT IS SCHOOL AGECHILDCAR
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Page 43 and 44: 3.12 The average cost per hour of s
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Page 72 and 73: European Commission Network on Chil
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Page 79 and 80: TABLE 8.3NATIONAL NETWORK FOR CHILD
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Page 83 and 84: CHAPTER 9QUALITY SCHOOL AGECHILDCAR
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THE WAY FORWARD12.1 The Equal Oppor
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APPENDIX 2GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELO
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AGUISÍN 2TREOIRLÍNTE MAIDIR LE C
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