council recommend march child care eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe commun charter fundament social right worker adopt strasbourg european council decemb head state govern eleven member state lai paragraph point measur develop enabl men women reconcil occup famili oblig commiss action programm implement commun charter recommend medium term action programm equal opportun women men commiss identifi action area commun famili polici council august commiss emphas import intensifi work relat child care child care method parent leav matern leav part enabl peopl combin famili respons occup ambit member state encourag initi take account respons nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu cooper parti concern reconcili occup famili upbring respons aris care children view wide perspect take account interest children ag level import order achiev encourag polici aim enabl reconcili occur essenti promot children famili ensur met take account fact respons aris care upbring children continu period children school younger member state demand child care servic price afford parent exce exist suppli inadequ provis child care servic price afford parent initi reconcil respons famili upbring children employ educ train parent order obtain employ constitut major barrier women access effect particip labour market equal term men effect particip women area societi effect talent skill abil current demograph situat area dispar exist member state region member state child care servic facilit freedom movement worker mobil european labour market child care servic public privat individu collect form child care broad concept involv provis child care servic answer children grant special leav parent develop work environ structur organ adapt share women men occup famili upbring respons aris care children member state ow low level nation incom impos strict limit growth public expenditur role public author subject constraint standard claus includ commun support framework structur polici stipul action measur framework conform contribut implement commun polici legisl relat equal opportun women men consider train infrastructur requir facilit labour forc particip women children commun initi financ structur fund promot equal opportun women field employ vocat train addit child care measur provid assist women children access labour market vocat train cours recommend articl object recommend member state progress encourag initi enabl women men reconcil occup famili upbring respons aris care children articl area initi purpos articl recommend member state take account respect respons nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu cooper nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu encourag initi area provis children care servic parent work educ train order obtain employ seek job educ train order obtain employ purpos recommend child care servic mean type child care public privat individu collect special leav emploi parent respons care upbring children environ structur organ work make respons worker children share occup famili upbring respons aris care children women men articl child care servic child care servic recommend member state take account respect respons nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu cooper nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu encourag initi enabl parent work educ train order obtain employ seek employ educ train order obtain employ access local child care servic context endeavour made ensur servic offer price afford parent combin reliabl care point view health safeti gener upbring pedagog approach parent children account access servic determin servic area region member state urban area rural area servic access children special linguist children singl parent famili meet children encourag flexibl divers child care servic part strategi increas choic meet prefer circumst children parent preserv coher servic endeavour train initi continu worker child care servic import social educ work encourag child care servic work close local commun regular contact exchang inform respons parent local circumst encourag nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu accord respect respons make financi contribut creation oper coher child care servic afford parent offer choic articl special leav special leav emploi parent respons care upbring children recommend member state take account respect respons nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu cooper nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu encourag initi realist account women increas particip labour forc initi concern special leav enabl emploi parent men women desir properli discharg occup famili upbring respons inter alia flexibl leav articl environ structur organ work environ structur organ work recommend member state take account respect respons nation region local author manag labour relev organ privat individu cooper nation region local author manag labour relev author privat individu encourag initi support action framework collect agreement creat environ structur organ work account work parent respons care upbring children ensur due recognit person engag child care servic work social work promot action public sector serv develop initi area articl share respons respons aris care upbring children recommend member state promot encourag due respect freedom individu increas particip men order achiev equal share parent respons men women enabl women effect role labour market articl commiss report member state inform commiss year date adopt recommend measur give effect order enabl commiss draw report implement brussel march council presid vitor martin oj oj oj