malenki <o...@malenki.ch> wrote: > def onion wrote on Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:12:48 +0200: > > >Your right, orphanages are a kind of childcare facilities as well. > >From my point of view they are more of a long term service and i > would > >put them to the social failities. > >But perhaps its a good idea to view the childcare tag under a broader > >perspective. What would be of interest beside orphanages? > > I don't know much about these social facilities in my country let > alone > others. I just know that the "real" orphanages where only orphans were > attended don't seem to exist. > Looking at WP for Germany, there are mentioned: > * assisted living > * group homes for youths > * mother-child-care > * secure accommodation > * short time accomodation > and combinations of them > > As Brian points out maybe "my" part of this topic should be placed at > social facilities, but childcare should at least link to and/or > mention > it. > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
Group homes for youths might be the current-day equivalent. There would certainly have to be some provision for children who have been orphaned or abandoned and who don't yet have foster parents or adoptive parents. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Reserve your right to think, for it is better to think wrongly than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging