Introduction Background of the study In Saudi Arabia, most of the women work as teachers. They face the challenge of balancing between caring for the children in school and their own at home or other places. For those with little children, it becomes hard for them to give full attention to their career. They keep on thinking about their kids at home. This has a direct effect on the performance of the teachers in school. Their students suffer because they are not given full attention. The only alternative that these parents have is to take their children to child care centers where they will be taken care of. However, these child care centers are not easily accessible to the teachers. The child care centers are usually available in the cities. Most of the teachers work outside the cities or their suburbs where childcare centers are very rare. To access childcare centers for these teachers is therefore very expensive. These teachers have therefore to rely on the house girls (maids) for their child care needs. This is not a permanent solution to the problem. The maids have become unreliable in Saudi Arabia because they may leave their duties any time they want. They are also not professionals in child care. Once these house girls leave their duties, it is not possible to replace them. They are expensive and also not easily available. The only option left is to provide child care centers in schools where these women work. Statement of the problem Childcare is one of the major roles that is carried out by women and Saudi Arabia is not exceptional. Currently, Most of the women in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia have joined the workforce. This has created an imbalance between taking care of their children doing their duties at work. For mothers working in schools, the situation is worse especially for those nurturing young children. The society in Saudi Arabia has not yet managed to accommodate working women. The tradition expects these mothers to hire somebody to take care of their children as they continue with their work. This still creates a problem because while at work, these mothers will still take most of their time thinking about their children at home. This affects their performance since they cannot fully concentrate o their work. There is therefore the need to come up with a strategy that will enable these women, especially teachers, work as they care of their young children. Childcare centers are needed in schools in order to enable women concentrate on their work and at the same time take care of their children. Purpose and objectives of the study The main objectives of this research are as follows  1. To find out the meaning of the concept of child care and child care centers.  2. To find out the Challenges faced by women teachers in balancing their career and childcare especially in Saudi Arabia.  3. To find out the child care and women teachers situation in Saudi Arabia.  4. To find out how provision of child care centers in schools would improve teacher efficiency in Saudi Arabia. Research questions The following research questions will be used:  1. What challenges are faced by female teachers in Saudi Arabia in striking a balance between teaching and taking care of their own young children?  2. Will introduction of child care centers in schools improve the performance of female