Child Care Activities. A. The Department will continue to provide and/or support various activities in order to meet ongoing child care needs. These may include, but are not limited to, such things as child care and parenting information, child care resource and referral information, workshops, and counseling as available through the Employee Assistance Program.
Child Care Activities. The Department will continue to provide and/or support various activities in order to meet ongoing child care needs. These may include, but are not limited to, such things as child care and parenting information, child care resource and referral information, workshops, and counseling as available through the Employee Assistance Program. It is the Department’s intention to utilize available funds nationwide to xxxxxx local solutions to child care needs. These may include construction of on-site facilities or near-site facilities, participation in shared facilities with other federal agencies, establishment of mini-centers, or other child care services. In accordance with PL 101-509 of the 1991 GSA Appropriations Act, the Department agrees to pay legally permissible expenses for training, conferences, or other meetings in connection with the provision of child care services for persons employed to provide child care services if the Department determines that such training, etc., is relevant and necessary. The Department also agrees to pay similar expenses for Department employees who have oversight responsibilities for the operation of child care facilities, i.e., members of local child care Committees and Boards of Directors, if it is determined such training is relevant and necessary. The head of each facility or appropriate designee will provide inquiring employees with current listings of the qualified, licensed child care centers in the immediate area. Recognizing that a broad range of child care needs exists in compiling such listings, management will request specific information i.e., age groups served, types of programs offered, and special needs programs.
Child Care Activities. The Department will continue to provide and/or support various activities in order to meet ongoing child care needs. These may include, but are not limited to, such things as child care and parenting information, child care resource and referral information, workshops, and counseling as available through the Employee Assistance Program. Upon request, the Department will provide employees with the name and contact information of someone to speak with regarding information in this section. It is the Department's intention to utilize available funds nationwide to xxxxxx local solutions to child care needs. These may include construction of on-site facilities or near site facilities, participation in shared facilities with other Federal agencies, establishment of mini-centers, or other child care services. In accordance with Federal Law and government wide regulations, the Department agrees to pay legally permissible expenses for training, conferences, or other meetings for child care employees. These training sessions, conferences and other meetings will be determined by the Department as necessary for child care employees and in connection with the provisions of child care services. The Department also agrees to pay similar expenses for Department employees who have oversight responsibilities for the operation of child care facilities, e.g., members of local Child Care Committees and Boards of Directors, if it is determined by the Department that such training is relevant and necessary. The Director, or appropriate designee, of each facility will provide inquiring employees with current listings of the qualified, licensed child care centers in the immediate area. Recognizing that a broad range of child care needs exists in compiling such listings, Department will request specific information, e.g., age groups served, types of programs offered, and special needs program. Under Federal Law, the Department is prohibited from ranking, endorsing, or promoting agencies or organizations listed in the Child Care Resources Handbook.
Child Care Activities. The Agency will continue to provide and/or support various activities in order to meet ongoing child care needs. These may include, but are not limited to, such things as child care and parenting information, child care resource and referral information, workshops, and counseling as available through the Employee Assistance Program. It is the Agency's intention to utilize available funds nationwide to xxxxxx local solutions to child care needs. These may include construction of onsite facilities or near-site facilities, participation in shared facilities with other federal Agencies, establishment of mini-centers or other child care services. The Agency will continue to work with GSA to establish child care services. In accordance with P.L. 101-509 of the 1991 GSA Appropriations Act, the Agency agrees to pay legally permissible expenses for training, conferences or other meetings in connection with the provision of child care services for Agency employees who have oversight responsibilities for the operation of child care facilities; e.g., members of local child care committees, board of directors, etc., if the Agency determines such training, etc., is relevant and necessary. The head of each installation or the appropriate designee will provide inquiring employees with current listings of the qualified, licensed child care centers in the immediate area. Recognizing that a broad range of child care needs exists, in compiling such listings, Management will request specific information; e.g., age groups served, types of program offered, and special needs programs.
