ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A government official here is pushing for the establishment of a Drop-in and Child Minding Center in the barangays to provide a support system to working parents.
Councilor Joselito Macrohon on Friday said the center can be put up alongside the day care center in each of the villages.
Macrohon said that one of the objectives in establishing the center is to provide supplemental parental care to children of employed parents during their working hours.
He noted that the center is to provide substitute parenting and protection to children from all forms of neglect, abuse and exploitation while the parents are at work, and to contribute to the physical and health development of children through proper care and nutrition.
He said the center can also provide spiritual, socio-cultural and nationalistic values, as well as the development of strong positive attitude towards God, the family, the environment, and the society in general.
Macrohon authored a proposed ordinance seeking to institutionalize the establishment of the Drop-in and Child Minding Center in the barangays.
The City Council approved the proposed ordinance on first reading during its regular session on Wednesday.
Macrohon said the Drop-in and Child Minding Center will be handled by a day care worker, nurse, utility worker, and Gender and Development Focal Person as stipulated in the proposed ordinance. (PNA)
