Mayor Nong is in favor of doing something, in principle, but she is not in favor of
incurring a major new expense. He has told Ma Ha, who is negotiating the day care program
on behalf of the city employees, "We’ll give you space and utilities for a year at no cost. It is
up to you to come up with a suitable day care center that conforms to the central government
law." Several regulatory mandates and non-discrimination laws fall into this category. The
only requirements specific to day care centers are that:
(1) They be licensed and inspected once a year,
(2) All new day care workers take part in a three day government-certified
training program, and
(3) The child/day care giver ratio be no greater than 8 to 1.
The annual inspection fee is $500. The total cost of the three-day training program is
estimated to be $200 per employee.
Tok Tak is responsible for planning the details of the day care program for the
children of city employees. With Ma Ha’s consent, Tukky has negotiated an arrangement
with Khon Kaen University’s Nursing School. Dr. Pumpy, dean of the Nursing School, is
enthusiastic about the prospects of a new center specifically for city employees. While
discussing the proposed arrangements with Tok Tak, Dr. Pumpy said, "We will not need any
additional administrative staff, since Mr. DukDick, my administrative secretary, and I could
certainly handle the additional administrative work." Mr. DukDick earns 25,000 Baht a
month. Dr. Pumpy's salary is 32,000 Baht a month. The Nursing School at KKU also must
pay 5 percent of their salaries in the form of a social security contribution; 6 percent of
salaries go to a pension fund. These fringe benefits apply to all employees of the KKU
Nursing School.
The additional details of the contract are as follows: the day care center will be open
20 days every month. Parents pay a monthly fee based on an 8-hour d