HISTORY 3N03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-8: Cross Lake First Nation, Indian Health Service, Northern Ontario
16 Apr 2018
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The centers operated by welfare agencies, were considered last resorts for pitiable mothers, many of them immigrants, who were working out of economic desperation. The great fear of any day nursery was that they should develop a permanent clientele"" of mothers. Instead, day nurseries were intended as sites where case work principles"" could be applied for the treatment of family problems. "". During wwii, mothers needed more than the charitable day nurseries could provide. By 1942, one out of three wage earners in the country was a woman, up from one-sixth at the war"s beginning. As the number of working mothers increased, so did the child care problems (e. g. the rate at which day care spots were filled) Range of child care challenges worried the cwc (child welfare committee) Most commonly, though, child care crises emerged from some combination of war- related jobs and better opportunities in traditionally female occupations. Child welfare council in toronto was bombarded with requests for support.
