Catco Kids

To facilitate and encourage the practice of quality child care, by encouraging the establishment of Corporate Day Care Centers Large Community Based Centers Home Based Child Care Centers Standardized Training Programs Corporate daycare centers are child care centers set up by large companies for the children of their employees. These centers can accommodate from 30-300 children and are usually located within the company's office buildings. Corporate centers are convenient, and affordable as they are usually subsidized by the company. Catco Kids, Inc is a U.S. based corporation, established in 1999 with a mission to overcome the critical lack of quality childcare services. The company is accredited by both the US department of Youth and Family Services and the US department of Education as providers of accredited day care services and early childhood learning. In 2003, Catco Kids began a social enterprise program in Pakistan, as its contribution towards developing a National Childcare System in the Country.

Key Focus areas of the Pakistan Program include: • Establishment of National Childcare Standards and Systems • Development of a Quality Certification System for Child Care Centers • Development of Standardized Training and Certification Programs for Childcare Workers • Establishment of Model Childcare Centers • Establishment of a Franchise network of quality childcare centers as economic empowerment opportunities for women