(Not Moderated)
uk.community.childcare is for the discussion of issues relating to the
provision of child care in the United Kingdom by services within the
community, such as Registered Childminders, Sessional Daycare (i.e.
Pre-Schools), Creches, Out-of-School and Holiday Care Schemes,
Nannies, Au-pairs, and Nurseries.
Please note the above are given as examples only. The newsgroup is
intended to cater for any group or individual with an interest in
professional childcare.
Advertising
Advertising is *forbidden*, with the following exceptions:
- Childcare groups and individuals may advertise availability of
places and promote awareness of their existence within the community
by specific announcement or by reference during discussions. The
subject line of specific announcements must begin "PLACES", and not be
posted more often than every two weeks.
- Notices of jobs available within childcare groups may be posted,
but not more frequently than every two weeks. The subject line of such
postings must begin "JOB". Cross-posting such advertisements to
uk.jobs.offered is welcomed.
- Suppliers of relevant goods and services may post a pointer to
relevant resources on the Internet or an invitation that readers may
request details. Such messages must not exceed seven lines and may not
be posted more often than once every eight weeks. The subject line for
these must begin "AD" or "ADVERT".
Formatting
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formatted text are forbidden. Please note that this does not prevent
the inclusion of URL and email addresses.
Binaries
With the explicit exception of PGP signatures; all encoded binaries
are forbidden. Forbidden binaries include, but are not limited to;
pictures, sounds, word processor documents, executable code and
"business cards".
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Posts to the group are expected to be considerate of other readers,
respectful of individual privacy, and not breach matters of
confidentiality. Persistent personal abuse, flames, and obscenities
are *not* appreciated and should be actively discouraged by the
readership.
Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their
postmaster and / or ISP.
Newsgroups line
uk.community.childcare Discussion about non-parental childcare