|香港政府| GIS新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1977
ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE WORKERS
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SUPERVISORS OF NURSERIES, PLAYGROUPS, CRECHES AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS WHO WISH TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN UNDER THEIR CARE CAN LOOK TO THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR HELP.
THERE THEY CAN HAVE ADVICE ON HOW TO SET UP AND RUN THEIR CENTRES AND, FOR THOSE WORKING FOR NON-PROFIT-MAKING VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, HOW AND WHERE TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID.
COMMERCIAL CHILD CARE CENTRES AS WELL CAN MAKE USE OF TRAINING COURSES SPECIALLY ORGANISED FOR THEM BY THE TRAINING SECTION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. AS THE PURPOSE IS TO ENCOURAGE MORE CHILD CARE WORKERS TO COME FORWARD TO EQUIP THEMSELVES WITH KNOWLEDGE ESSENTIAL FOR THEIR DAILY WORK, NO FEES ARE CHARGED.
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ALTOGETHER EIGHT COURSES ARE HELD EACH YEAR FOUR FOR WORKERS LOOKING AFTER BABIES UNDER TWO, AND FOUR FOR WORKERS WITH CHILDREN AGED TWO AND OVER. EACH COURSE LASTS FIVE MONTHS ITH ONE WEEK OF TUITION EACH MONTH COMPLEMENTED IN BETWEEN EY PRACTICE AND ON-THE-SPOT GUIDANCE BY TUTORS AT THE TRAINEES' PLACE OF WORK.
+ADDITIONAL SHORT COURSES WILL BE HELD LATER THIS YEAR ON SUBJECTS WHICH ARE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO PARTICULAR GROUPS OF CHILD CARE WORKERS, SAID MISS NANCY CHOW, PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE.. AT THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE.
+ONE SUCH COURSE IS FOR PLAYGROUP LEADERS IN JUNE. THESE PLAY- GROUPS DIFFER FROM MOST OTHER CHILD CARE CENTRES IN THAT THEY ARE USUALLY ENGLISH-SPEAKING AND THEIR SESSIONS ARE MOSTLY OCCUPIED WITH PLAY ACTIVITIES.
+OTHER SHORT COURSES WILL BE HELD ON THOSE ASPECTS OF CHILD CARE WORK WHICH ARE FOUND TO BE DEFICIENT DURING REGULAR INSPECTIONS OF CHILD CARE ESTABLISHMENTS. ANOTHER COURSE WILL BE ORGANISED FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. +
FINANCIALLY, CENTRES WHICH PROVIDE A VALUABLE VOLTARY MELFARE SERVICE CAN ALSO LOOK FOR HELP. BESIDES CAPITAL GRANTS AND PLAY EQUIPMENT GRANTS FROM LOTTERIES FUND AND DAVID TRENCH RECREATION FUND, SPECIAL DONATIONS ARE MADE FROM TIME TO TIME EY COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE ROTARIANS AND THE LIONS.
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