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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