PMID- 9813914
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19990105
LR  - 20200205
IS  - 0008-4263 (Print)
IS  - 1920-7476 (Electronic)
IS  - 0008-4263 (Linking)
VI  - 89
IP  - 5
DP  - 1998 Sep-Oct
TI  - Needs assessment of child care centres in the former city of Toronto.
PG  - 308-14
AB  - In 1994 the City of Toronto Public Health Department conducted a needs assessment 
      in the 235 child care centres (CCCs) in the former Toronto area. The purposes of 
      the study were to construct a profile of Toronto's CCCs, to acquire a better 
      understanding of these centres' operations and administration, and to assess 
      their levels of compliance with current public health standards and regulatory 
      requirements. During the study period, five certified environmental health 
      officers audited the 235 centres and interviewed their supervisors using a 
      standardized questionnaire to record self-reported and observational data. The 
      study identified five priorities for public health intervention: written policy 
      regarding monitoring and management of ill children, handling body substances, 
      environmental sanitization procedures and frequencies, water-play table, and 
      injury prevention. The results clearly call for expanding the conventional 
      inspection focus (i.e., primarily food safety) to include other aspects of 
      disease and injury prevention, and for strengthening the on-the-job training 
      programs for CCC caregivers.
FAU - Ying, J
AU  - Ying J
AD  - Health Promotion and Advocacy Services, Toronto Public Health, ON. 
      jying@city.toronto.on.ca
FAU - Braithwaite, J
AU  - Braithwaite J
FAU - Kogon, R
AU  - Kogon R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Can J Public Health
JT  - Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
JID - 0372714
SB  - IM
MH  - Child
MH  - *Child Day Care Centers/legislation & jurisprudence/organization & 
      administration/standards
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - *Needs Assessment
MH  - Ontario
MH  - Organizational Policy
PMC - PMC6990305
EDAT- 1998/11/14 00:00
MHDA- 1998/11/14 00:01
PMCR- 1999/09/01
CRDT- 1998/11/14 00:00
PHST- 1998/11/14 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/11/14 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/11/14 00:00 [entrez]
PHST- 1999/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - BF03404480 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/BF03404480 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Can J Public Health. 1998 Sep-Oct;89(5):308-14. doi: 10.1007/BF03404480.