The purpose of the following article is to analyze childcare strategies in Uruguay with data from the recent Care Strategies Survey. The main question that guides this article is what are the elements that favor the institutionalization of part of the burden of childcare (attendance and hours at childcare facilities for children under and over the age of 3). Gender mandates, which manifest through the maternalism index, contribute to the use of institutions, since traditional ideas about the caregiving role of mothers have effects on less institutionalization. At the same time, mothers’ access to work and higher levels of household income increases the probability of using institutions. Lastly, the defamiliarization of childcare depends on cultural mandates and, to the same extent, on the material conditions to access services.

以下文章的目的是利用最近的护理策略调查中的数据分析乌拉圭的儿童护理策略。指导本文的主要问题是哪些因素有利于将部分儿童保育负担（3 岁及以下儿童在儿童保育机构的出勤率和时间）制度化。通过母性指数表现出来的性别任务有助于机构的使用，因为关于母亲的照顾角色的传统观念对较少的机构化有影响。同时，母亲的工作机会和家庭收入水平的提高增加了使用机构的可能性。最后，儿童保育的陌生化取决于文化要求，并且在同样程度上取决于获得服务的物质条件。