Nanny Child Care Employment
Nanny / Child care workers held about 1.3 million jobs in 2004. Many worked part time. About 1 out of 3 Nanny / Child care workers were self-employed; most of these were family child care providers. Seventeen percent of all Nanny / Child care workers are found in child day care services, and about 21 percent work for private households. The remainder worked primarily in local government educational services; nursing and residential care facilities; religious organizations; amusement and recreation industries; private educational services; civic and social organizations; individual and family services; and local government, excluding education and hospitals.
Some child care programs are for-profit centers; some of these are affiliated with a local or national chain. Religious institutions, community agencies, school systems, and State and local governments operate nonprofit programs. A very small percentage of private industry establishments operate onsite child care centers for the children of their employees.
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