A World Bank report titled *Care Economy in Indonesia: Pathways to Women's Economic Participation and Well-being* indicates several sources of childcare support for mothers.
The most significant source is children staying at home with their fathers, chosen by 65.2% of rural and 69.6% of urban mothers.
Second is other household members, selected by 23.3% of rural and 26.8% of urban respondents.
Early Childhood Education (PAUD) institutions rank third, with 17.8% of rural and 20.4% of urban respondents choosing this option.
Non-household family members are the fourth most common source, chosen by 13.9% of rural and 16.8% of urban respondents.
Non-family members providing childcare support were chosen by 2.3% of rural and 2.8% of urban respondents.
However, the World Bank notes that while there are no significant differences in childcare support sources between rural and urban areas, childcare arrangements differ between Java and non-Java regions.
Compared to mothers outside Java, Javanese mothers rely more on non-household childcare arrangements, such as non-household family members (a 10.7 percentage point difference) and PAUD institutions (a 13.6 percentage point difference).
Furthermore, in Java, 25.8% of children attend PAUD institutions, compared to only 12.2% of children in non-Java regions.
This, according to the World Bank, reflects the greater availability of formal and institutional childcare services in Java.
"Java is home to more than half of Indonesia's population and generally has better infrastructure and services than other islands, including hosting over 60% of all PAUDs in Indonesia," stated the World Bank in the report received by *Databoks* on Tuesday (September 3, 2024).
This survey involved 1,199 samples of children in rural areas and 2,402 children in urban areas.
(Also read: [Problems Faced by Working Mothers After Childbirth](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2024/09/04/tumpukan-masalah-yang-dialami-ibu-bekerja-setelah-melahirkan))