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24-7 CHILDCARE CANADA INC. is the brain child of the EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR AND VISIONARY from Vancouver-Canada who dream of having an EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER that will cater to the needs of working family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Jonathan Cruz is a licensed oncology nurse and an educator from the Philippines who migrated to Canada in the early years of 2003. He was a very visible and active figure in Greater Vancouver that started migrant empowerment and bring the flight of working families in the limelight. Jonathan Cruz is the founder of Benedictine International School of Quezon City together with Onemig Bondoc ( the actor ), China Cojuangco ( the socialite, commercial model and heiress ) and Jose M. Bondoc.

Ever since when Jonathan Cruz is still in the Philippines he's been a very instrumental figure in Education and Health Care. His family are from the field of Academe, Medicine and Public Service. His mother is Dr. Elsa Ramirez Encabo is a former acting President of Pamantasang Lungsod ng Pasig and the forner Dean of Education and Graduate Studies in the Philippines. His grand father is one of the pioneer in the broadcast industry commonly known as Mr. Ely Cruz Ramirez of DZBB- GMA Channel 7- Philippines.

Jonathan Cruz vision is to help shift workers and single parents that led to the creation of 24-7 CHILDCARE CANADA INC., some Edmonton child-care centres are providing a service that goes beyond the traditional work day.

Parents are increasingly turning to round-the-clock child care — facilities open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.

In Edmonton, 24-7 Childcare Canada Inc. operates two such facilities. They opened about two years ago.

The centres are run out of homes in west-end neighbourhoods. With six spaces each, they have waiting lists of about 12 families each month.

"The job right now is no longer Monday to Friday," said Jonathan Cruz, who oversees both centres that used to be part of a larger child-care company based in Vancouver. "It's Monday to Sunday around the clock, and most people are telling me, 'Thank God we have this 24-7. It's heaven sent.' " A dozen families are waiting for a spot at this round-the-clock child-care centre.

Clients include doctors, nurses, border services personnel, bar and restaurant staff. The service is popular among single parents and those who do shift work or out-of-town shifts.

In addition to the convenience of being able to leave their children overnight, Cruz said parents appreciate the ability offered by 24-7 to monitor their children with their cell phones.

"My home is a home away from home for the kids," said Hazel Velez, who runs one of the Edmonton homes.

"I treat them as my own. The job is easier that way and I feel that they also respond positively with that."

It's a service that's gaining popularity across Canada as well as in the United States.

YEAR 2019 is the rise of INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF EARLY LEARNERS AND DEVELOPMENT INC. the first Monday-Sunday Early Childhood Learning Center.