Table 2.
Child care practices and policies in Illinois federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), Illinois FQHC child care survey, 2019 (n = 40)
| Topic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Has your facility identified child care as an issue/barrier? | |
| Yes | 20 (50.0%) |
| No | 10 (25.0%) |
| Not sure | 10 (25.0%) |
| Do you discuss child care issues with your patients at their first visit for prenatal care? | |
| Yes | 17 (42,5%) |
| No | 17 (42.5%) |
| Not sure/Missing | 6 (15.0%) |
| Does your clinic allow patients to bring children aged 13 years and younger to their prenatal or postpartum care appointments? | |
| Yes | 34 (85.0%) |
| No | 2 (5.0%) |
| Not sure/Missing | 4 (10.0%) |
| Pregnant patients brought their young children (age 0– 4) | |
| Normal occurrence: Daily or weekly | 30 (75.0%) |
| Not normal occurrence: Monthly or rarely | 6 (15.0%) |
| Not sure/missing | 4 (10.0%) |
| Pregnant patients brought their school aged children (age 5–13) | |
| Normal occurrence: Daily or weekly | 22 (55.0%) |
| Not normal occurrence: Monthly or rarely | 14 (35.0%) |
| Not sure/missing | 4 (10.0%) |
| Postpartum patients brought their young children (age 0– 4) | |
| Normal occurrence: Daily or weekly | 31 (77.5%) |
| Not normal occurrence: Monthly or rarely | 6 (15.0%) |
| Not sure/missing | 3 (7.5%) |
| Postpartum patients brought their school aged children (age 5–13) | |
| Normal occurrence: Daily or weekly | 22 (55.0%) |
| Not normal occurrence: Monthly or rarely | 14 (35.0%) |
| Not sure/missing | 4 (10.0%) |
| Pregnant or postpartum patients cancelled their appointment because of lack of childcare | |
| Normal occurrence: Daily or weekly | 7 (17.5%) |
| Not normal occurrence: Monthly or rarely | 17 (42.5%) |
| Not sure/missing | 16 (40.0%) |
| Resource(s)a available to assist families | |
| Social worker watches children | 5 (12.5%) |
| Volunteer watches children | 0 (0.0%) |
| Administrative personnel watch children | 20 (50.0%) |
| Nursing personnel watch children | 21 (52.5%) |
| Community organization member watches children | 0 (0.0%) |
| Someone on staff connects/refers patients to available community resources | 14 (35.0%) |
| At least one of the above resources | 35 (87.5%) |
| Is there a dedicated space for children? | |
| Yes | 12 (30.0%) |
| No | 26 (65.0%) |
| Missing | 2 (5.0%) |
| Do you have a policy related to children accompanying adult patients? | |
| Yes, formal or informal | 3 (7.5%) |
| No standard policy in place | 24 (60.0%) |
| Not sure/Missing | 13 (32.5%) |
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Question allowed facilities to choose all options that applied, so percentages do not add up to 100%