Many Kids Home Alone, Survey Finds
From Times Wire Reports
Despite attempts to lower child-care costs and expand choices, many children are left alone after school until their parents get home from work, according to a survey of working parents. One in five children ages 6 to 12 is regularly left without adult supervision after school, the survey found. Older children are more likely to spend their after-school hours home alone rather than under adult supervision, researchers at the nonpartisan Urban Institute reported.
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