Excerpts from the report:
Changes in the economy, most notably the growth of the service sector and the requirement for 24/7access to services, have led to a culture where employees are increasingly required to work outside of the standard working hours of 8.00am-6.00pm. With only 17 per cent of working families with dependent children working exclusively standard hours, this is a pressing issue for those parents who need to access childcare during atypical hours. There is much evidence to suggest that formal childcare is rarely available to meet this ‘non-standard’ demand.