Of those who participated in the program, willingness to participate in FCFS and parent-‐ child activities in the future were not significantly correlated with their age, gender, length of service, age of their children or whether or not they had left children behind. However, it was significantly correlated with their migration status: migrant workers tended to be more certain about bringing their children to FCFS in the future( Chart 7) and participating in parent-‐ child activities( Chart 8). This indicates that migrant workers have a strong need for such a daycare center, particularly since they live far away from their families who would normally support them in looking after the children.
Chart 7: If there is FCFS in the future, will you bring your children over during the summer?
100 %
80 %
60 %
40 %
20 %
0 %
86 % 68 %
18 % 8 %
Certainly Possibly
Migrant
9 % 4 % 5 % 2 %
I don ' t know
Non-‐ Migrant
No
Chart 8: If in the future, the factory organizes parent-‐ child activities during the summer vacation, will you be interested in participating together with your child?
100 % 80 % 60 % 40 % 20 % 0 %
96 % 82 %
Certainly Possibly
Migrant
9 % 2 % 2 % 5 %
0 % 5 %
I don ' t know
Non-‐ Migrant
No
FCFS can be set up as( 1) vacation,( 2) daycare,( 3) after school or( 4) ad-‐ hoc centers. The most popular type of center for working parents before and after the FCFS program was one that accommodated children during vacations and holidays. It is interesting to mention that before setting up the FCFS, 43 % of the working parents thought that none of the four types of centers were helpful. However, after the FCFS program this percentage dropped by 39 % for participants, and by 18 % for non-‐ participants, with only respectively 25 % of respondents saying that none of the four center types would be useful( Chart 9). When asked about the most important elements of the FCFS center before and after the FCFS program, besides the obvious“ safe place for children”, the majority of parents agreed that " opportunities for children to do and get support for their homework” would be an important element of FCFS( Chart 10). FCFS is designed to include children up to the age of 13 and homework support is available to all those who need it. The FCFS therefore addresses an important need and this is particularly the case for those with long working hours and / or low education levels.
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