παιδικός σταθμός

English translation: day care centre// day nursery

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Greek term or phrase:παιδικός σταθμός
English translation: day care centre// day nursery
Entered by: Assimina Vavoula

12:02 May 22, 2006
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / childcare
Greek term or phrase: παιδικός σταθμός
I have a total of four different terms - παιδικών, βρεφικών, βρεφονηπιακών σταθμών και νηπιαγωγείων - which could all be translated with the blanket term "nurseries", but it would be useful to be able to differentiate them clearly in English.

The main questions I would ask about παιδικός σταθμός are:
When does it operate - weekdays, weekends, or any day of the week?
What hours - part of the day, or do children stay there morning and afternoon?
What is the age-range of the children who go there?

If παιδικός σταθμός is a place where young children are cared for during the working day, I could call it "day nursery", but I'm not sure how I'm going to differentiate it from the other terms.
Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:22
day care centre// day nursery
Explanation:
http://www.europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-22 13:09:17 GMT)
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child care centre, για τον Νίκο και μην με φάνε οι Lordi, οι μπαμπούλες, κατά την μικρή μου κόρη των 2,5 ετών.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-05-23 07:55:34 GMT)
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http://www.ypepth.gr/en_ec_page1531.htm
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Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 14:22
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Thank you! Thanks to Nick, too, for the helpful comments.
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3 +11day care centre// day nursery
Assimina Vavoula
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παιδικός σταθμός κλπ
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Explanation:
The legalese that you are translating is making a linguistic point rather than a reference to clear dividing lines; it just makes reference to different names used for pretty much the same thing. In Greece, on the one hand you have παιδικοί και βρεφονηπιακοί σταθμοί (all preschool daycare or childcare centres) and on the other you have kindergartens, which are part of the educational system (non-compulsory, though).
Most of them are daycare (the so called ολοήμερα νηπιαγωγεία operate until 6 pm).
Have a look at these pages:
http://www.ypepth.gr/el_ec_page969.htm
http://www.ypepth.gr/en_ec_page1531.htm
My suggestion is that you go for something general:
daycare (or childcare) centres and kindergartens

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 42
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day care centre// day nursery


Explanation:
http://www.europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-22 13:09:17 GMT)
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child care centre, για τον Νίκο και μην με φάνε οι Lordi, οι μπαμπούλες, κατά την μικρή μου κόρη των 2,5 ετών.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-05-23 07:55:34 GMT)
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http://www.ypepth.gr/en_ec_page1531.htm

Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you! Thanks to Nick, too, for the helpful comments.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
12 mins
  -> kALIMERA VICKY... EIDES EUROVISION???? POU PAME... TA PAIDIA MAS ARESKONTAI STA ... TERATA... FILIA APO ATHINA...

agree  Sophia Finos (X)
20 mins
  -> Efxristo kai kali sou mera...

agree  Nick Lingris: Κότσαρε και το child care centre (μη φωνάξω τους Lordi).
27 mins
  -> ΟΚ. Κανείς δεν με είπε ποτέ τσιγκούνα και ότι δεν ακούω τους άλλους... Θενκς Νίκο μας....

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agree  kaydee
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  -> Efxaristo poli

agree  Betty Revelioti
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  -> Ευχαριστώ και καλό απόγευμα...

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  -> Ευχαριστώ και καλή σου μέρα...

agree  Valentini Mellas
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  -> ευχαριστώ!

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  -> Ευχαριστώ.

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