The child care statistics in this report concern children under the age of 15 years whose parents or guardians were employed in the labor force or attending school from September to November, 1987. Topics addressed include the ways in which these children were cared for while their parent were at work or in school; the complexity of these arrangements and the accompanying disruptions in the daily work schedule; and the financial costs attributable to child care services. Data concern primary child care arrangements, trends in child care arrangements from 1977-87, child care arrangements for preschoolers, secondary child care arrangements, work disruptions caused by failures in child care arrangements, and the cost of child care arrangements. Three figures, seven text tables, seven detailed tables, and nine appended tables substantiate the text. Remarks on methodological issues are appended. (RH)