Keeping an eye on summer kids

Washington Post

What are your summer plans? Here's how kids ages 6 to 12 spend much of the summer if their primary caretaker (usually mom) works. (Note: Some kids are in more than one category.)

• Cared for by relative, 34 percent.
• Cared for by a parent or have another arrangement, 30 percent.
• Day camps/recreation programs, 24 percent.
• Cared for by nonrelative in their own home or at baby sitter's, 14 percent.
• Take care of themselves, 11 percent.
• Summer school, 6 percent.

Source: Urban Institute