Tema, Aug 20, GNA - A total of 53 uncertified day care centers have been found to be operating in the Tema Metropolis,

Mr George De-Graft Assan, Tema Metropolitan Social Welfare Officer, told the He said the centre have enrolled a total of 2,417 children, made up of 1,205 boys and 1,212 girls.

Mr Assan said this was detected when officials of the Tema Metropolitan Office of the Social Welfare Department conducted their usual checks on the Centers during the first half of the year.

He cautioned operators of the centres to regularize their operations.

Mr Assan said in the first half of the year his outfit documented a total of 182 certified Day Care Centers operating in the Metropolis and 11,617 children, comprising 9,917 males and 1,700 females are enrolled in those Centers.

Mr Assan said the Department received 33 welfare cases between January and June, adding that the 33 consisted of six child custody cases, two paternity and 25 general advices.

He said his outfit also handled 40 family reconciliation cases and 55 maintenance of children issues during the same period.

Nine other children, comprising two girls and seven boys who have been committed to correctional centers in the first half of the year, were also handled by the Department, Mr Assan added.