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DROP-IN CENTRE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- day center
1, record 1, English, day%20center
correct, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- day centre 2, record 1, English, day%20centre
correct, generic
- day care center 1, record 1, English, day%20care%20center
correct, see observation, generic
- day care centre 3, record 1, English, day%20care%20centre
correct, generic
- daycare centre 4, record 1, English, daycare%20centre
correct
- drop-in centre 4, record 1, English, drop%2Din%20centre
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A social service facility which provides a variety of services, including recreation and in some cases certain health care services, to non-institutionalized individuals, often as a means of avoiding institutionalization. 1, record 1, English, - day%20center
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Day centers are provided for groups such as the old, the mentally or physically [disabled persons], and delinquents. A term used chiefly in the U.S. and Canada. 1, record 1, English, - day%20center
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Day center should be distinguished from day care center and day hospital, but sometimes the terms are used interchangeably. 1, record 1, English, - day%20center
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- centre de jour
1, record 1, French, centre%20de%20jour
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Installation dans laquelle sont groupés un certain nombre de services et de soins pour personnes âgées capable de se déplacer. 2, record 1, French, - centre%20de%20jour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 3, record 1, French, - centre%20de%20jour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- centro de día
1, record 1, Spanish, centro%20de%20d%C3%ADa
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hogar de día 2, record 1, Spanish, hogar%20de%20d%C3%ADa
correct, masculine noun, Argentina
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los Hogares de Día para la Tercera Edad son centros diurnos de atención no permanente, cuya dinámica funcional se estructura en torno a la actividad: reflexiva, recreativa, expresiva, productiva y preventiva; favoreciendo desde lo institucional la creación de un ámbito donde rescatar la potencialidad del adulto mayor y facilitando la reconstitución de redes sociales. 2, record 1, Spanish, - centro%20de%20d%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los objetivos [...] son: prevenir la institucionalización, potenciar las capacidades mentales y físicas de los pacientes, ofrecer cuidados personales básicos, proporcionar el tratamiento y la rehabilitación, servir de soporte a los cuidadores, y orientar y aconsejar a los pacientes y a sus cuidadores. 1, record 1, Spanish, - centro%20de%20d%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- School and School-Related Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drop-in day care centre
1, record 2, English, drop%2Din%20day%20care%20centre
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- drop-in centre 2, record 2, English, drop%2Din%20centre
correct
- drop-in day care center 3, record 2, English, drop%2Din%20day%20care%20center
correct
- drop-in center 4, record 2, English, drop%2Din%20center
correct
- occasional day care centre 5, record 2, English, occasional%20day%20care%20centre
correct
- child minding centre 4, record 2, English, child%20minding%20centre
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short-term or occasional child-care facility where children stay for irregular periods of time. 6, record 2, English, - drop%2Din%20day%20care%20centre
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- halte-garderie
1, record 2, French, halte%2Dgarderie
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- halte maternelle 2, record 2, French, halte%20maternelle
correct, feminine noun, France
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
«Garderie» qui ne reçoit les enfants que pour des périodes très courtes et de façon irrégulière. 3, record 2, French, - halte%2Dgarderie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«halte-garderie» : Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 4, record 2, French, - halte%2Dgarderie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«halte maternelle» : Source - Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, Plan directeur général, 1985-1989, p. 32. 2, record 2, French, - halte%2Dgarderie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
- Administración escolar y paraescolar
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- guardería temporal
1, record 2, Spanish, guarder%C3%ADa%20temporal
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drop-in centre
1, record 3, English, drop%2Din%20centre
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- drop-in center 2, record 3, English, drop%2Din%20center
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- halte-accueil
1, record 3, French, halte%2Daccueil
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 2, record 3, French, - halte%2Daccueil
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-05-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Federal Administration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- drop-in centre
1, record 4, English, drop%2Din%20centre
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Temporary care (includes) school-age program (before and after school hours, lunch, pedagogical development days, school and statutory holidays), parent relief programs, drop-a-tot programs, drop-in centres ... 1, record 4, English, - drop%2Din%20centre
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Administration fédérale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- centre de consultation
1, record 4, French, centre%20de%20consultation
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Les services de garde temporaire comprennent les) programmes pour enfants d'âge scolaire (périodes avant et après les heures de classe, déjeuner, demi-journées, journées pédagogiques, congés scolaires et statutaires), programmes d'assistance aux parents, programmes pour bambins, centre de consultation [...] 1, record 4, French, - centre%20de%20consultation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Manuel du Conseil du Trésor/Ressources humaines. 2, record 4, French, - centre%20de%20consultation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sociology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- drop-in centre 1, record 5, English, drop%2Din%20centre
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- centre d'hébergement et de dépannage 1, record 5, French, centre%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement%20et%20de%20d%C3%A9pannage
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- centre d'accueil 1, record 5, French, centre%20d%27accueil
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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