Archive for March, 2011
Youth-Child Care
Better child-care is an issue that’s pushed its way up the priority list with employers as well as workers. For example, in September 1999, Ford Motor Company of Canada included a $10-a-day child-care subsidy in its new collective agreement with its workers. Other employers, including Ontario Hydro, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. in Montreal, and the City of Toronto, have set up daycare centres on site or nearby, and sometimes pay for some of the operating costs.
In its 1999 Throne Speech, the federal government announced its long-awaited national children’s agenda. Here’s what Ottawa promised in the next two to five years:
Increased maternity and parental leave benefits;
A federal-provincial agreement on more supports for early childhood development;
More after-tax money in the hands of families; Read the rest of this entry »
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Using Online Child Care Services to Find Safe Childcare Providers
As a working parent, I know first hand the issues involved in finding childcare services. Not only can it be time consuming and stressful, but you also are always left with that question in your mind if you are ready to trust a stranger. Lots of people try to plan this before starting a family, but we all know that some things just are not planned. I remember when I was looking for childcare services and everyone told me, “Don’t worry, it will work itself out.” I often wondered how this would happen, without me doing all of the legwork. That is exactly what I had to do.
Wouldn’t it be so much easier if someone else was able to do that legwork for you? This is the advantage of using online child care services. The experts have researched, interviewed and determined people that are qualified and experienced to provide this. There are services available that will match you up with someone closest to your address or zip code. Many of these services include providing potential clients with contact information of qualified child care providers, references from past clients or employees and background checks on the providers as well.
Imagine having to do this for each person you wanted to interview to possibly hire? I know myself, when I was looking for a babysitter, I interviewed about a dozen potential providers. If someone had done the interviewing, the background checks and obtained the references for me, it would have saved a lot of time, energy, phone calls and even travel. Read the rest of this entry »
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Using Online Child Care Services is an Important Resource
With the down turn in the economy, many people have found themselves having to pick up and move to another city or state in search of work. Having to relocate your entire family can be a trying experience. If you have small children, the need for good quality child care is just one more issue on your plate. How do you go about finding reliable child care when you don’t know a sole in your new location?
Try using online child care services. This resource is invaluable to say the least. Simply enter your zip code and from there you can filter your search for the right provider in many ways. For instance, are you looking for an individual care giver to watch your child or children in your home or their home? If looking for an individual, you can search gender specific, by age, language and even by hourly rate. Maybe you prefer a day or evening care center which can also be found online. Read the rest of this entry »
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