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. • 100 • AGE The most commonly requested care was for children under the age • of .two. Of the 987 children, 361 (37%) were under age one and 181 (18%) were between the ages of one and two. . . • Ages of Children Needing Child Care 0-11 months 361 12-23 months 181 2 years 121 . 3-5 years 212 • 6-10 years 102 11+ years 10 Total 987 • TIME REQUESTED Almost half (45%) of the families requested fulitime care for their children. The largest percentage wanting fulitime care was for . infants with 547. of the parents of children under one looking for fulitime care. The percentage of parents needing fulitime care for schoolage children increased for the summer vacation. Most of the families were looking for daytime care, with 87% of: the requests for that time. The more unusual times had fewer • requests but also were more difficult to find child care. Caregivers were needed for 61 children for evening, 13 for overnights/weekends, and 32 for rotating shifts. With only one day care center open those times, referrals were made primarily. . for home-based care. TYPE OF CARE REQUESTED • • Over the year, more emphasis was placed on helping parents be flexible about the type of setting they wanted for their child. Although a large number of parents often would have an initial preference, their main concern was the care the child would receive. In the time between September and June, 40% of parents had no strong preference, 25% wanted care in their own homes, 17% wanted care in another person's home (family day care) , 137. wanted a day care center, and 5% had other choices. Since the supply of home-based caregivers was nowhere near the demand, time was spent helping parents assess other situations.