title: Acuerdo No. 1803, 1 August 1988.
abstract: This Accord sets forth Regulations on the functioning of Ecuadoran private day care centers, which are defined as centers for the protection and integral development of children under the age of seven.  It provides that persons and entities interested in running a center must receive authorization from the Ministry of Social Welfare after submitting an application containing a social protection plan, a program of recreational and educative activities, and a report of the Provincial Directorate of Education.  Further provisions of the Accord deal with the administrative structure of day care centers, physical space requirements, financing and operation, and the administrative responsibility for day care centers of the Private Day Care Section of the Department for the Protection of Minors.
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002654:Child Care; D002668:Child Rearing; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004484:Ecuador; D019359:Knowledge; D007843:Latin America; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008004:Licensure; D009934:Organization and Administration; D017149:Private Sector; D013020:South America
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Child Care--legal aspects; Child Rearing; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Ecuador; Knowledge; Latin America; Legislation; Licensing--legal aspects; Macroeconomic Factors; Organization And Administration; Private Sector; Product Approval; South America