conclusion determination of colonized bacteria in oropharynx of healthy children and relationship between them can be helpful to find the ways to interfere with their colonization and prevention of diseases due to them. materials and methods the colonized bacteria in oropharynx of 296 children between 2-6 years old from 7 day care centers of tehran were isolated and determined by specific diagn...

Using data from a national survey of adult day care centers, it was found that a typical center had revenues of approximately $140,000 and expenses that were slightly higher. Most of the revenue was from Federal sources, with Medicaid being the largest single source. The median cost per participant day was $29.50, over one-half of which was attributable to labor expenses. To the extent that adu...

BACKGROUND Loneliness is widespread among older adults, in particular among those who are chronically ill and functionally limited. The aims of the paper are: (i) to examine the extent to which users of day care centers experience loneliness compared to their peers who are non-users; and (ii) to explore the relationships between length of use and frequency of weekly attendance at day care cente...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of extrinsic factors on fine motor performance of children aged two years old. METHODS 73 children attending public and 21 private day care centers were assessed. Day care environment was evaluated using the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale - Revised Edition (ITERS-R), fine motor performance was assessed through the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Dev...

This investigation aimed at understanding and analyzing the representations of the workers from daycare centers regarding the care they provide to children. Data were collected through individual interviews and an educational workshop. These interviews were carried out in daycare centers, that are associated to a public university in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil. The topic presented he...