1. Gladsaxe Reserve Grandparents

2. Starting the arrangement
Spring Three grandparents and a coordinator of volunteer
work starts advertising for members
Autumn The board is established
A coordinator is appointed
Funds are applied for
January The arrangement starts with 5 grandparents
and 13 families and the first children are
taken care of.
October grandparents and apx 25 families
Goal grandparents and 100 families

3. Arranging childcare
The parents call the coordinator sunday – Thursday at – to book
a grandparent
The coordinator arranges for a grandparent and calls the parents to confirm
The grandparent takes care of the sick child the next day
The parents pay the grandparent
45 kr. (6,5 €) to start
30 kr. (4.25 €) per hour
The income is made taxfree by law for the grandparent

4. Recruiting grandparents
Local newspapers
Organisations for the elderly
Pamflets
Folders
Childcare institutions
Doctors
Libraries

5. Recruiting parents Local newspapers Pampflets Childcare institutions
Doctors
Libraries
Mouth to mouth

6. Procedure for accepting grandparents
Only retired people over 60
Fit and healthy
Extended check of criminal
record
Visit at home by two members
of the board, a grandparent
and a parent>

7. How to keep the grandparents
Only available on the days they choose
Can decline families/children
Maximum 5 families for each grandparent
Courses in first aid
Courses in childhood diseases
Social events to establish a good network

8. Procedure for accepting parents
Information about the family:
Number of children
Children with special needs
Physical handicaps
Mental handicaps
Cognitive diagnoses
Information about the home:
Smoking/non smoking
Pets
Must accept the concept:
Only for sick children
Not the same grandparent
every time

9. Social events
Traditions where the parents and children gets a chance to meet the grandparents.
So far we have:
a picnic at the last weekend in August
A carneval in february