Show Licensed Day Nurseries Needed in n Vernal Vernol Area I Licensed day care facilities are a need in Vernal and sur- sur surrounding rounding communities states Mrs Katherine M Mason child welfare worker In 1953 the utah Legislature enacted a law pertaining to day daycare daycare care which states no day nursery l person association corporation institution or ago ag- agency ency shall provide care and su- su supervision supervision for three or more chil- chil childen den dren under fourteen in lieu of care and supervision ordinarily provided by in their wn n homes for periods of more nore 1 Tian hall four hours in any one day with or without charge with with- without out having in full force a license li- li cense issued by or under the authority of the public welfare commissIOn LICENSING day care homes or cr centers is a procedure which protects the child the parents and the center or person Mrs 1 Mason lason said A fairly simple process licensing Is conducted by the local county welfare department de- de department as directed by the Public Welfare Commission Applications are arc obtainable 10 lo- lo locally cally from the Uintah County Welfare accord accord- according ing to Mrs Mason Iason Day care is classified in two areas group care and foster family day care Group care is appropriate for children over two who can benefit from peer association socialization and a larger group of children Fam Fam- Fam Family ily day care is most appropriate ate for children under two years of age age- several children in one family one of whom is under three residents In scattered ar ar- ar areas and children whose parents work schedules do not coincide with hours of centers Family day care homes are arc licensed for a maximum of six children including the school pre child child- children ren of the day care family Group care can include as ma ma- ny as twenty five children ACCORDING TO William Broadbent child welfare work work- worker er the Uintah County child wel wel- welfare fare workers are arc available to talk about licensing to Interest Interest- d persons and should be con can contacted at the local office by those persons are already caring for three or more child child- children ren for tor four or more hours a aThe aday day The day care law further for visiting and application revocations and c r and reo violation of the act OUR CHIEF concern It state Irs 1 Mrs Mason and Mr M hl Broadbent is that each child i rn 11 the community cared for by I relatives non receives proper care This licensing is a service spec especially to children and to I h ir parents Parents can do a b better job If they are assured their children are arc properly car car- card card d for This is also a service o those persons of centers who wish to care for children it is isa isa a protection for them as inch inch- visuals and for the children We hope that individuals caring for or more children will take upon themselves to contact us so that we can provide the li 11 tensing censing We are now equipped to do this and will be pleased to call on interested persons We have made some contacts m in the past and will continue to todo todo do this In the future The Welfare Department does not provide advertising for the day care homes or centers but interested persons may inquire about licensed facilities |