To address these challenges and to support working parents , CCR CSR conducted a pilot program in the summer of 2016 in five factories with the support of two clients . The factories are located in four coastal provinces in China .
The goal of this pilot program was to establish Factory Child -‐ Friendly Spaces in each selected supply chain factory during the summer school vacation to provide the children of migrant workers with a safe , inclusive space to play , interact with others and to take part in joint parent -‐ child activities . Further , the program aimed to offer an opportunity for all to learn to strengthen relationships . The pilot program was also expected to set a best practice in supply chain factories , with the anticipation that more factories will be encouraged to roll out FCFS during summer months in the coming years .
1.2 Survey Context and Objectives
CCR CSR carried out baseline and final evaluation worker surveys respectively in four factories in 2016 before and after implementing Factory Child Friendly Spaces over the summer months . The surveys aimed to identify the needs of parent with regards to childcare during the summer vacation and any possible activities they would like to do together with their children . It also sought to capture the impact of such factory -‐ based spaces and activities on their children , on their relationship with both their children and factory management ; any changes in their loyalty to the factory ; and other indicators that might imply changes in worker satisfaction and retention .
Among the four surveyed factories , two factories were medium -‐ sized with 1500-‐2500 workers and with enough space to accommodate up to 35 children . Meanwhile , the other two factories were much smaller ( 100-‐200 workers ) and could accommodate eight to 15 children . The two medium -‐ sized factories used FCFS as a type of summer camp for the children of migrant workers , while the two smaller factories set up FCFS as daycare solution for the children of workers whenever or if a need arose .
1.3 Methodology
This report describes the results of the quantitative survey of 446 factory employees ( baseline and final evaluation combined ), complemented by additional analysis of on -‐ site interviews and observations by CCR CSR staff .
a ) The Survey Design and Sampling
The baseline and impact survey consisted mostly of multiple -‐ choice questions to capture quantitative data about the needs ( baseline ) and experience ( final ) of working parents regarding FCFS .
The two medium sized factories mentioned above manufactured toys , and the two smaller ones produced shoes and garments . A total of 220 parents with children under 16 participated in the baseline survey ( Table 1 ). 68 % of them were female workers representing the total number of working mothers in the factories . The ages of workers ranged from 20 to 60 with an average of 35 ; and about half of the workers ( 53 %) were migrant workers .
In order to obtain more objective feedback on the impact of the program , we decided to include both the beneficiaries in the final evaluation sample and also the non -‐ participants of
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