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Challenges and way forward for children’s services in Hungary
Parental Childcare and Employment Policy
„Collision or Complementarity?”Prague, 5-6 February 2009
Marta Korintus
SZMI Institute of Social Policy and
Labour
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The system
Leaves to care for children For insured parents For uninsured parents
Financial support Monthly payment (family allowance) Tax credit
Services for children „Bölcsőde” for under 3’s „Óvoda” for 3-6 year olds Family day care for 20 month -14 year olds
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Types of leaveSZMI
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Maternityleave
Maternity leave
or GYES
GYES
GYED GYES
0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3
Insured
Not insured
Age of child (years)
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2007 data for nursery and kindergarten
Nursery Kindergarten
Number of places 24 934 349 514
Number of children enrolled
32 010 323 958
Number of age group 291 130 385 359
Ratio of age group enrolled
10.7 85
Ratio of age group related to the number of places
8.3 91.3
Number of workers 5 576 29 919
Adult / child ratio 1/6 1/11
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Services offered by nurseries
Crèsche service Mother toddler group Organized events for parents Toy and book library Take-away meals Home childcare Advisory service for parents
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Family day care
Licensed homes Max. 5 children per adult 205 family day care provider in 2007
51 public 154 non-public
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Family day care -Concerns
What level of quality can be ensured in these homes
What kinds of support family day care providers could receive to get started and to operate
How it is possible to ensure a good balance between center-based care and family day care when the latter is cheaper for local authorities
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Family day care – Debated issues
Setting standards Training Support Balance
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Family day care – Results
Legislation was passed License is required
Definition of fit person 60 hours training Criteria set for environment Criteria for working with children
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Challenges for childcare in Hungary
Need- or supply-driven services? Diversification Financing Attitudes / ideology
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Financing
Financing for public childcare services Earmarked funding (30-40%) Parental payment (10%) Local authority contribution (rest of the cost)
Financing for non-profit childcare services Earmarked funding (30-40%) Parental payment (10%) Local authority contract (varies) Income for additional services (varies)
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Attitude
How suitable/good are the following forms of childcare for a child under the age of 3?
(on a 4 point scale) Mother is at home with the child: 3.87 Father is at home with the child: 2.68 Grandparents with the child: 2.61 Nursery: 2.35 Family day care: 2.1 Friends look after the child: 1.7 Babysitter: 1.68
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Framework of HU’s strategy
EU Barcelona targets “Legyen Jobb a Gyermekeknek” (Let It Be
Better For Children) National Strategy and Action Plan to decrease the ratio of children and families
living in poverty to support parents’ labor market participation to develop services for children under 3
New Hungary Development Plan (2007-2013)
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Way forward?
Integration of nursery and kindergarten services
Family day care Nursery group in kindergartens Changing the legislation to admit 2 year-
olds in kindergartens
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