Abstract
This study investigated after-school care arrangements of school-age children (3-
13years) of female bank workers in Uyo metropolis of Akwa Ibom State. Two
objectives guided the study. The population comprised 500 female bank workers
in the 48 commercial Banks in Uyo metropolis. Multi-stage sampling technique
was used to select a sample size of 50 respondents. Instrument for data collection
was a questionnaire. Data were analysed using percentages and means. Findings
revealed care arrangements including among others, homecare by house help
(6%); homecare by grandmother (8%); homecare by adult relative (18%); alone at
home without adult care (42%). Also 88% of the children remained in these care
arrangements for 2-4 hour. It is recommendation inter alia that the state
government should establish free structured after-school care programmes to
provide alternative after-school care for children of employed mothers especially
in dual-income families.