Guide contains : 2 copies of C-FAN:rural child care farm safety the C-FAN link--Evaluation sheet (2 p.)--Ontario rural child care infopack, Dec. 1996. To be used with videocassette titled "Benefits of rural child care", which is shelved under call no. HQ 778.7 C2 B46 1998. Copy 2 is only for loan to Distance education students and Distance education instructors.

Discussion of issues facing rural families and child care. Discusses family structures, financial burdens and the isolation rural families face. Also discusses the social development of children and the need for them to be around other children. Interviews the organizer of rural child care Carol Gott.