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OCCASIONAL DAY CARE CENTRE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • School and School-Related Administration
DEF

A short-term or occasional child-care facility where children stay for irregular periods of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
DEF

«Garderie» qui ne reçoit les enfants que pour des périodes très courtes et de façon irrégulière.

OBS

«halte-garderie» : Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux.

OBS

«halte maternelle» : Source - Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, Plan directeur général, 1985-1989, p. 32.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
  • Administración escolar y paraescolar
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