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Cantwell, N.

TitelThe challenges of out-of-home care  
AuteurN. Cantwell
Jaar2005
TijdschriftEarly Childhood Matters
Serienummer105
Pagina's4-14
ISSN1387-9553
OrganisatieBernard van Leer Foundation
OnderwerpCulture, Society and Religion
Trefwoordchildren
SamenvattingResearch is virtually unanimous in pointing out the high risk of institutional placements causing serious long-term damage to children under 3 or even under 5 years of age. In the face of the evidence, few would now disagree that institutional settings (in contrast to certain other kinds of ‘residential care’) cannot give young children the kind of environment they need to develop fully and harmoniously, regardless of the overall quality of care provided. Over the past thirty or so years, ‘de-institutionalisation’ has therefore gradually become the watchword in an increasing number of countries, with concomitant efforts to promote ‘family-based’ care or ‘family-type’ residential units. Similarly, the aim must surely now be to avoid as far as possible uprooting children from their communities and cultures when an alternative care solution has to be envisaged, whether temporarily or permanently.  
TaalEngels
CategorieResearch
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