a personnel policy to supply or to help toward the cost of care for the children of employees during working hours. The goal of childcare provision is to enable primary caregivers to return to work despite childcare responsibilities. It may apply to children of all ages and can be implemented in a single program or as a combination of options, for example, by setting up a workplace nursery or giving childcare vouchers or allowances. To comply with equal opportunities legislation, childcare provision has to be made available to both male and female employees.
Byline: Elizabeth Colman Aug 02, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There is disappointing news for Australian families who use childcare facilities. Under new draft laws, parents will not...
** VIDEO AVAILABLE SOON ** - A study that appears in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association indicates that many childcare programs may be serving up meals that are less than nutritious. The study, conducted by renowned childcare nutritionist, Margaret Briley, Ph.D. at the University of Texas in Austin...
If a person's child is in daycare, it's likely that the person will eventually disagree with something the childcare provider does or says. Recognizing when to say something, and how to approach the subject with the provider, will help maintain a positive relationship between the person and the childcare provider...
Byline: Selina Mitchell and Andrew Fraser Jul 24, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The ABC Learning Centres childcare group in Australia has put up its fees, across the ...
Abstract This paper reviews the evidence, opportunities, and challenges associated with the business case for childcare in Canada. In Canada, as in the US, childcare is increasingly framed by the state, business spokespeople, and social actors through economic idioms. In Canada, the business case for childcare authorizes more policy...
ABSTRACT This paper discusses recent trends in the childcare industry. Research indicates that two-thirds of all jobs created in the 1990s were filled by women, three-quarters of whom are likely to become pregnant during their working lives. More than half of all new mothers now return to their jobs...
The Bellingham Childcare & Learning Center is the owner of a new van thanks to the generosity of the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound. The center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality childcare for Whatcom County families in need. The van will help make it...
Byline: Andrew Fraser and Elizabeth Colman Mar 13, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian childcare group ABC Learning Centres is about to announce a $A100m takeover bid for...
On June 30, welfare reform legislation passed in 1996 will expire and along with it the termination of current employment requirements. Expected are stricter work requirements--meaning more hours on the job. Those longer hours, however, will require more childcare for young children of...
Byline: Stephen Lunn Mar 25, 2007 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Childcare workers suffering from depression present a risk to young children. Professor Deborah Phillips, of Georgetown University, says that US research has found that up to one quarter of childcare staff...
Dec 09, 2002 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) An Australian union is seeking higher pay for childcare workers. These workers are among the lowest paid in Australia, with most receiving just $A12.40 an hour. In December 2002, the Liquor, Hospitality & Miscellaneous Workers'...
heYoung children who attend quality childcare centres are happier, have better social interactions with their friends and peers, show greater personal maturity and are less likely to have behavioural problems, according to a report by Prof Edward Melhuish of the University of London.
Feb 17, 2005 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) A $C5 billion childcare program has been announced in Canada. An article in the "Toronto Star" claims that Eddy Groves, the founder and CEO of Australia's ABC Learning Centres, views the Canadian market as a "great...
In just a few years, Mumsnet has become a lifeline for 60,000 mothers looking for advice on everything from how to deal with a miscarriage to childcare and going back to work. But the website is facing closure after infuriating one of the gurus of childcare, Gina...
ME AND MY LITTLE GIRL "I am a single parent with a two-year-old daughter. I'd love to go somewhere sunny, where there is childcare available, and that isn't heavily aimed at couples. Can you suggest any companies who might help?" Kirstie McLachlan London Jill Crawshaw replies:...
The 2002 DuPont Antron Design Award Grand Prize was presented to C&R/Rizvi Inc., for its innovative use of carpet in a childcare facility. The firm designed the interior of the Reebok Childcare Center for Reebok International Ltd.'s headquarters The 2002 DuPont Antron Design Award Grand...
In just a few years, Mumsnet has become a lifeline for 60,000 mothers looking for advice on everything from how to deal with a miscarriage to childcare and going back to work. But the website, which prides itself of providing a community for parents to exchange experiences,...
