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DAYCARE CENTRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- School and School-Related Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- daycare centre
1, record 1, English, daycare%20centre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- day-care centre 2, record 1, English, day%2Dcare%20centre
correct
- daycare facility 3, record 1, English, daycare%20facility
correct
- day care facility 4, record 1, English, day%20care%20facility
correct
- early childhood centre 1, record 1, English, early%20childhood%20centre
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An establishment that provides care for children during the day while their parents are at work. 5, record 1, English, - daycare%20centre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- daycare center
- day-care center
- early childhood center
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- garderie
1, record 1, French, garderie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- service de garde 2, record 1, French, service%20de%20garde
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement où l'on garde les enfants pendant la journée ou en dehors des heures de classe. 3, record 1, French, - garderie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
- Administración escolar y paraescolar
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- centro de atención infantil
1, record 1, Spanish, centro%20de%20atenci%C3%B3n%20infantil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- guardería infantil 2, record 1, Spanish, guarder%C3%ADa%20infantil
correct, feminine noun
- guardería 3, record 1, Spanish, guarder%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
- estancia infantil 4, record 1, Spanish, estancia%20infantil
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Institución dedicada al cuidado de niños. 2, record 1, Spanish, - centro%20de%20atenci%C3%B3n%20infantil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las guarderías no son propiamente instituciones educativas, sino sólo de albergue, y pueden estar localizadas en un inmueble, en una fábrica o empresa, etc. [...] Con el tiempo, no obstante, las guarderías han comenzado a recibir la atención de los Estados, exigiéndose en muchas ocasiones un personal especializado para cuidar de los niños, de manera que se han convertido en instituciones parecidas a las escuelas maternales [...] Pueden ser estatales, municipales y particulares. 2, record 1, Spanish, - centro%20de%20atenci%C3%B3n%20infantil
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- day center
1, record 2, English, day%20center
correct, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- day centre 2, record 2, English, day%20centre
correct, generic
- day care center 1, record 2, English, day%20care%20center
correct, see observation, generic
- day care centre 3, record 2, English, day%20care%20centre
correct, generic
- daycare centre 4, record 2, English, daycare%20centre
correct
- drop-in centre 4, record 2, English, drop%2Din%20centre
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - day%20center
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - day%20center
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - day%20center
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- centre de jour
1, record 2, French, centre%20de%20jour
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - centre%20de%20jour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 3, record 2, French, - centre%20de%20jour
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- centro de día
1, record 2, Spanish, centro%20de%20d%C3%ADa
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- hogar de día 2, record 2, Spanish, hogar%20de%20d%C3%ADa
correct, masculine noun, Argentina
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - centro%20de%20d%C3%ADa
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - centro%20de%20d%C3%ADa
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