[Tagging] Add amenity=childcare to Map Features?

[Joseph Eisenberg]

There were 5 positive comments in favor, and none in opposition, so
I've added amenity=childcare to map features as discussed. See
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Template:Map_Features:amenity

I've added to the description: "Describes a place where children are
looked after **which is not an amenity=kindergarten**" and added the
text to the page:

This tag is used for places where children are looked after,
**including a nursery or daycare which takes care of small children
who are too young for amenity=kindergarten or preschool, and
after-school childcare facilities.**

Hopefully that helps clarify why this tag is used instead of
amenity=kindergarten in countries where a "kindergarten" or preschool
does not accept school-aged or nursery-age children.

- Joseph

On 8/25/19, Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> The tag amenity=childcare is fairly popular (used 17,000 times), and
> it's supported by the iD editor and the Openstreetmap-carto rendering.
>
> Should this tag be added to the wiki page Map Features?
>
> The original proposal wasn't supported because some people thought
> that amenity=kindergarten should be used for all types of childcare,
> not only preschools/kindergartens. This seems to be the common
> situatoin in Germany, but may not match they types of daycare /
> childcare / preschool facilities available in other countries. For
> example, in the USA most preschools do not take older children after
> school; such after-school care is usually provided by separate
> programs.
>
> Wiki page:  https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dchildcare
> Proposal:  https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/childcare
> Compare to Kindergarten:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dkindergarten
>