Dear Gilbert, Thank you for proposing this, I agree that there is a need for this tag. I also agree that creches are clearly distinct from kindergarten, so they should have different tags.
Are you aware of the earlier efforts to propose this? See https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/childcare and https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/childcare2.0 . Does the strong divide between creches and places for older children also exist in other countries? To prevent confusion, maybe it would be an idea to propose a tag for places for older children alongside with the creche tag? For the native speakers: is creche the most commonly used term? Is there a difference between creche and nursery? -- Matthijs On 3 November 2013 13:31, Gilbert Hangartner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > > I wrote a proposal to correctly tag "Crèches" or "Childcare-centres" or > "Daycare-centrers" or "Kindertagesstätte". Thank you in advance for your > comments and thoughts. > > Nounours! > > > > A crèche is an institution who takes care of a child during the day, > normally on a daily basis, including meals, playing activities and outdoor > activities. A crèche is more a place to live than a place to learn, so it's > not a pre-school, even if some educational activities might be present. A > crèche is not an after-school for older children already visiting a school > or a Kindergarten, even tough there a crèches where children are allowed to > stay when they grow up for one or two years after they entered > kindergarten/primary school and use it as an after-school, even if it's not. > The service is known as child care center in the United Kingdom and > Australia and day care center in North America . In german speaking > countries it is known asKindertagesstätte or "Kita" or Hort (mainly > Austria). > > > It seems to be relevant enough to do a proper tagging, currently, there are > about 2000 crèches in Switzerland, and their number is quickly growing. I do > not know about Germany and Austria, but I suppose the numbers being there > important as well. Another reason: Knowing where crèches are located is an > important information. Some use-cases: > > I'm looking for an apartment. The choice will depend on available crèches in > the surroundings. So having a quick overview where they are and getting > contact information based on geolocalisation is important. > Grandmothers and godfathers who occasionally pick up the kid need driving > instructions > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
