Encyclopedia entry: Day Care

HOWARD CLIFFORD
Canadian Encyclopedia
01-01-2002
Day Care

Author: HOWARD CLIFFORD

The licensed or approved care of young children, for all or part of the day, outside the children's own home. The 2 most common types of day care are centre care and family day care. The latter refers to the care of children (between a few weeks of age to about 12 years old) in private homes that have been assessed and are supervised by a social agency or governmental staff. The older children are cared for in after-school programs during their out-of-school hours. Major types of day care include private commercial, private nonprofit, and those under municipal welfare services.

Until 1990 the ...

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