I 1989 var der omkring 300 pladser i fritidshjem for 5-9-årige børn i private, men offentligt finansierede "foyers de jour", plus et uspecificeret antal i kommunale fritidshjem - pladser i alt til 12% af aldersgruppen.
In 1989, there were around 300 places providing outside school hours care for children aged 59 in private but publicly funded 'foyers de jour', plus an unspecified number in local authority centres - provision for 12% of the age group.