Public services

Out-of-school care: Provision and public policy

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3 Abril 2020
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Autor o autores: 
Ludwinek, Anna; Clevers, Franziska

Conclusiones principales

  • The incompatibility between parents’ working schedules and the availability of compulsory schooling hours offered for school-age children clearly highlights the gaps of out-of-school care (OSC) in Europe.
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  • The incompatibility between parents’ working schedules and the availability of compulsory schooling hours offered for school-age children clearly highlights the gaps of out-of-school care (OSC) in Europe.
  • There is a gender component in the gap between working hours and childcare, with women most affected. The greatest gaps are in Slovakia, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania and Romania.
  • In most countries, parents in rural areas face greater difficulties in accessing OSC services for school-age children. Cost is another significant barrier, affecting organisations (where additional funding must be found) and parents on lower incomes.
  • The availability and affordability of OSC services continue to be major challenges for working parents. The quality of available OSC is one factor in determining whether parents choose formal care over informal care or decide not to use childcare facilities at all.
  • In the EU there is no single and agreed definition of what ‘out-of-school’ (OSC) means. A clear and agreed definition would help policymakers to design, implement and evaluate OSC measures.
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Resumen

This report summarises out-of-school care (OSC) in the EU and examines related issues, including take-up of OSC, barriers and policy solutions. The report uses information gathered by the Network of Eurofound Correspondents, data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2015 (EWCS 2015), the ERead more

This report summarises out-of-school care (OSC) in the EU and examines related issues, including take-up of OSC, barriers and policy solutions. The report uses information gathered by the Network of Eurofound Correspondents, data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2015 (EWCS 2015), the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and the European Quality of Life Survey 2016. Because there is no single definition of OSC, statistical comparison is challenging and it is difficult to evaluate the quality of OSC. The report recommends: agreeing on a definition of OSC; addressing the gap between standard working hours and compulsory schooling hours; supporting further research into the links between OSC and parental work–life balance; increasing take-up of existing services; establishing quality conventions; and reviewing the working conditions of OSC staff.

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  • Informe

    Número de páginas: 
    50
    Número de referencia: 
    EF18108
    ISBN: 
    978-92-897-2062-5
    Catálogo nº.: 
    TJ-02-20-191-EN-N
    DOI: 
    10.2806/64774
    Permalink: 
    eurofound.link/ef18108
    Catalogue info

    Out-of-school care: Provision and public policy

    Autor o autores: 
    Ludwinek, Anna; Clevers, Franziska
    Topics: 
    Condiciones de vida y calidad de vida; Servicios públicos; Social policies; Juventud; Equilibrio entre la vida privada y la vida laboral; Care

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    Citar esta publicación: 

    Eurofound (2020), Out-of-school care: Provision and public policy, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.

  • Tables and graphs

    Tables

    • Table 1: Proportion of children who regularly participate in OSC during term time by country
    • Table 2: Proportion of children who regularly participate in OSC during holiday periods

    Figures

    • Figure 1: Average weekly working hours and average weekly formal childcare hours, EU27 and the UK
    • Figure 2: Average weekly hours of formal care and average weekly working hours of couples, EU27 and the UK
    • Figure 3: User satisfaction with quality of formal childcare, by age of children, EU27 and the UK

Las investigaciones realizadas antes de que el Reino Unido abandone la Unión Europea el 31 de enero de 2020 y publicadas posteriormente pueden incluir datos sobre los 28 Estados miembros de la UE. Después de esta fecha, las investigaciones solo tienen en cuenta a los 27 Estados miembros de la UE (EU-28 menos el Reino Unido), a menos que se especifique lo contrario.

El presente informe presenta los resultados de las investigaciones realizadas antes de que se manifestase el brote de COVID-19 en Europa, en febrero de 2020. Por esta razón, los resultados no tienen en cuenta la epidemia.

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