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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1992
PLEA ON CHILD CARE
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SATURDAY) APPEALED TO PARENTS TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICE, INSTEAD OF LEAVING THEIR CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT HOME.
"FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN, THEY SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ALONE AT HOME, EVEN FOR A SHORT WHILE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HAS PRODUCED
DEPARTMENT THE SOCIAL WELFARE POSTER AND LEAFLET TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE.
SET ANOTHER
OP
ESTATES,
AT THE POSTERS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY
ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND SERVICE UNITS OF THE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC HOUSING
DISTRICT OFFICES, GOVERNMENT CLINICS AND HOSPITALS OF HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.
OF COPIES
THE LEAFLET FOCUSING ON OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE
LIST OF CENTRES SERVICE AND PROVIDING A
RUNNING THE SERVICE ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
EXPERIMENTAL
OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICE IS AN AIMING AT ELIMINATING THE RISK OF UNATTENDED CHILDREN AT HOME.
HE NOTED THAT 75 CHILD CARE CENTRES WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT, OFFERING AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX.
HAS
PROJECT
THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY 225 PLACES TO CHILDREN
"A FLEXIBLE MODE OF FEE CHARGING PARENTS WHO NEED THE SERVICE FOR A SHORT SPAN OF TIME,
ALSO BEEN ADOPTED FOR
HE SAID.
TEMPORARY CARE
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE CENTRES OFFER SHORT-TERM ON SESSIONAL BASIS, CHARGING FEE BETWEEN $10 TO $15 PER ADMISSION.
OCCASIONAL CHILD ANOTHER PILOT SCHEME ON
CARE CHILDREN HAD ALSO BEEN IN OPERATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FOR DISABLED
CARE
ON SERVICE PROVIDED IN THREE SPECIAL CHILD CARE TRAINING CENTRES FOR DISABLED
IS THE SCHEME
A SHORT-TERM DAY FULL-DAY, HALF-DAY OR SESSIONAL BASIS
AND CENTRES AND ONE EARLY EDUCATION CHILDREN, AGED TWO TO SIX.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN THE SERVICES MAY DEPARTMENT'S HOTLINE 343 2255 OR THE DEPARTMENT'S CHILD ADVISORY INSPECTORATE ON TEL 836 3114.
"PARENTS HAVING ANY
CHILDREN-CARE PROBLEMS
CALL THE CARE CENTRES
ALSO COULD
THROUGHOUT
SEEK
THE
HELP FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S 30 FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES, TERRITORY," HE ADDED.
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