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Work-Related Child Care in Canada. INSTITUTION Department of Labour, Ottawa(Ontario) DOCUMENT RESUME ED 339 480 PS 020 081 AUTHOR Mayfield, Margie I. TITLE Work-Related Child Care in Canada. INSTITUTION Department of Labour, Ottawa(Ontario). Women's Bureau. REPORT NO ISBN-0-662-17550-6 PUB DATE 89 NOTE 180p. AVAILABLE FROMPublications Distribution Centre,Labour Canada, Ottawa, Ontario KlA 0472, Canada. PUB TYPE Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Child Health; Children; CounselingServices; *DaY Care; *Day Care Centers; EarlyChildhood Education; *Emplvyer Supported Day Care;Foreign Countries; Information Services; Parents; Profiles;Program Costs; *Program Descriptions; Unions IDENTIFIERS *Canada; Cn Site Day Care; Partnerships ABSTRACT This study provides information onwork-related child care programs and services inCanada today. In an overview ofthe subject, Chapter 1 discusses thecriteria used to select programsfor presentation in the studr; defineswork-related child care; and examines the increasing number of womenin the workplace and the adaptation of the workplace to changingsocial conditions. Chapters 2 through 11 profile 21 cnild care programs,including: (1) on-site and off-site programs; (2) programs run by aconsortium of companies; (3) information and counseling services;(4) health care and child care partnerships; (5) centers included in newbuilding developments; (6) programs operated by government orcrown corporations; (7) programs for special situations; and(8) services in which labor unioas play a role. The profiles typically discussthe program's origin, facility, clientele, activities and services,personnel, administrative structure, funding, and future plans.Chapters 12 through 15 cover key issues in work-related child careand the future of child care. Appended materials include a list of119 cited references; an 11-item annotated bibliography; and a referencelist of several hundred items. (BC) **tit ***** ************* *****it************?***************,.************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the bestthat can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** 10.11. 011PARTANINT OF ORICATION Odom el lidosolowel tiosOOKA owl OoPowSloor4 IDUCATIONALNtatgyncnINROMOMON NTE (ERIGI The documM Nos Moo toltrodocad SI mowed from toto oot000 de Orgoltiselsoft originating It 0 Woof Cheilen have Ow mode to wootovo fOld'oeoctioo quatoy Paolo ol veto or odwoono MOW et thisdind' cord do not ocoultelv mondani onkel 01111 Malan 01 policy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Rtx-k\\ TO THE EDUCATIONAL RFSOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) B PYAYAI WORK-RELATED CHILD CARE IN CANADA Prepared by Margie I. Mayfield for the Women's BP?au, Labour Canada algriPit° Published by authority of the Minister of Labour. Government of Canada The opinions expressed in this book do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of Labour Canada Egalement disponible en frangais sous le titre : LES GARDERIES EN MILIEU DE TRAVAIL AU CANADA Additional copies may be obtained from: Publications Distribution Centre Labour Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J2 (819) 994-0543 Labour Canada Catalogue Number: L016-1698/90E DSS No. L38-42/90E ISBN 0-662-17550-6 Printed in Canada TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1 Overview 1 2 A New Instance of an Old Idea 5 Profile:The Riverdale Hospital Day Nursery 6 3 Children at the Workplace: On-site Programs 11 Profiles: La Gare de Rims (Canadian National) 13 Kid Gloves (Western Glove Works Ltd.) 18 La Garderie sur une Patte (Celanese Canada) 22 Newpark Day Care (Magna International Inc.) 25 4 Children Near the Workplace: Off-site Programs 31 Profiles: 7-Eleven Day Care Centre 32 La Garderie Pomme de Reinette (National Bank of Canada) 36 Fashion District Day Care (Operated by George Brown College) 40 5 Consortia: Or Why More Companies are Sometimes Better Than One 45 Profiles: Global Playhouse (Global Communications Ltd.) 47 Helping Parents Help Themselves: Child Care Information and Counselling Services 51 Profiles: Family Support Service (Great-West Life Assurance Company) 53 Childcare Advisory Line Limited 56 Women's Bureau, Labour Canada Chapter Page 7 Health Care and Child Care: An On-going Partnership 59 Profiles: !Columbia Inn Daycare Society (The Fraser-Burrard Hospital Society) 61 Northwood Child Care Centre (Northwoodcare Incorporated) 66 8 The Developer and Day Care 71 Profile:La Garderie de la Place Ville-Marie (Trizec Equities Ltd.) .. 72 9 Child Care for Government and Crown Corporation Employees 77 Profiles: La Garderie Tchou-Tchou (National Film Board of Canada) 78 Confederation Building Day Care Co-operative (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) 83 Hydrokids Day Care (Ontario Hydro) 86 10 Work-Related Child Care in Special Situations: Meeting Families' Special Needs 93 Profiles: Edmonton Hospital Workers Child Care Society 94 Downs Children's Centre (Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association) 101 Nanisivik Day Care Centre (Nanisivik Mines Ltd.) 107 11 Labour Unions and Child Care 113 Profiles: YWCA and CUPE (Local 2189) 115 Canadian Auto Workers 115 12 Work-Related Child Care Today 119 13 Current Issues in Work-Related Child Care 123 14 Quality Child Care 139 15 The Future of Work-Related Child Care in Canada 145 Referenccs 147 Appendix: Annotated Bibliography for Further Reading on Work-Related Child Care 157 Bibliography and References 161 ii Women's Bureau, Labour Canada OVERVIEW "We no longer have to run to the dictionary to lookup the word 'day care*" is how one Canadian executive described the increased corporateawareness of the relationship between the workplace and child care.The provision of child care for the children of working parents has become a high-profile social,economic and political issue in Canada. it is being discussed by employers, labourorganizations, parents, governments, and the media.In 1989, within only a few weeks, several articleson working parents' need for child care appeared in such diversepublications as Report on Business Magazine, Saturday Night and The Corporate Ethics Monitor.'in the past few years, both a federal task force2 and a special federal commission3 have reportedon the need for child care in Canada today and in the future.All of the above have identified roles for business, labour and government in meeting this need. This study provides information on work-relatedchild care programs and services in Canada today.Such information may be of use to employers,employees, unions, professional organizations, parents and earl} childhoodeducators who wish to find out more about this topic. Chapter 1 provides an overview on the subject ofwork-related child care programs and services. The main body of this report,Chapters 2-11, describes specific types of work-related child care programs. Chapters12 through 15 feature key issues in work- related childcare today as well as future directions. An annotated bibliographyon work- related child care is appended. individual profiles represent more than 20work-related child care programs or services based on on-site observations and interviewswith corporate executives, program directors, union representati.:es, parents, privateconsultants, licensing authorities, and early childhood educators.The programs were selected after work-relatedchild care programs were identifiedwith the assistance of provincial andterritorial licensing personnel and local experts. The following criteriaguided the selectiot- of programs presented: programs that were considered to be good qualitywork-related child care programs based on information from local and provincial experts; a cross-Canada selection of programs for geographical representation. Women's Bureau, Labour Canada 1 programs in a variety of sponsoring companies and organizations(e.g., health care, financial services, unions, government agencies, propertydevelopers, communications, manufacturers, retailers, and natural resources companies): post-secondary institutions and military bases were excluded; programs which represented a variety of levels of employerinvolvement from start-up assistance through ongoing operational funding; programs representing a variety of models of work-relateti child care programs (on-site and off-site day care centres, information and counselling services, consortia, vouchers, etc.); and programs that had been established for several years or more and programs that were established relatively recently. What is Work-Related Child Care? Work-related child care (also known as employer-supported child care or employer- sponsored day care) refers to the involvement and support by an employer, labour group, or other organization in the provision of a child care facility or thedelivery of a service for the children of employees or members.Children from the community may also be included in these programs, but the primary target group is the children of employees or members. The level of involvement by the employer, labour group or organization can vary from providing start-up costs through partial ongoing support to 100 percent coverage of the operating costs. The most frequent level of involvement is with the start-up and initial costs. The child care provams or services provided can vary in type from on-site or near-site day care centres to information and counselling services, cash subsidies or family day care networks. (Family day care is child care in the home of a non-related caregiver. Family day homes are sometimes organized under an administrative supervisory agency to form a network.) The impetus for developing
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