Parents of small children are all too familiar with the competing demands of family, child care and work. Each family finds its own way to negotiate the demands of career planning, the care of children, work commitments and work hours.
The high cost of childcare, particularly if a family has more than one child, has been identified as one of the disincentives to women (in particular) spending longer hours each week at paid employment.
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