Parental leave and early childhood education and care have gained a high profile in child and family policy fields, and both have been the subject of substantial cross-national mapping, describing and comparing their main features across a range of countries. This article provides overviews on parental leave and early childhood services in affluent countries, and reflections on this mapping.

Child care and early education policies may not only raise average achievement but may also be of special benefit for less advantaged children, in particular if programs are high quality. We test whether high quality child care is equalizing using rich longitudinal data from two comparison countries, Denmark and the United States. 

A comparative analysis of child welfare systems in 10 countries identifies three broad functional orientations – child protection, family service and child development.

Selon le Commissaire europeen Thomas Hammarberg il importe que le processus de désinstitutionnalisation amroce depuis quelques annees se poursuive et respecte toujours l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant. Des modes de prise en charge adaptés doivent être établis et soutenus par les autorités, même en période de crise économique.

Rendez-vous annuel des cadres des conseils généraux sur les questions de prévention et de protection de l’enfance, ce séminaire est le 4e co-organisé entre l’ONED et l’INSET d’Angers. L’objectif est d’offrir aux cadres des départements un espace pour approfondir une thématique importante pour leur mission de protection de l’enfance, en articulation avec la question du management des équipes.

Published by UNICEF, the report At Home or in a Home, provides an overview of the major trends and concerns about children in formal care and institutions as well as adoption Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Event to launch two new reports on importance of deinstitutionalization for all persons

The core aim of this programme is to contribute to the development of a platform that will support better understanding of the routes from intervention to outcomes for vulnerable children in Scotland through utilising administrative datasets and longitudinal research.

Republic of Moldova, Parliament, Law No. 123 on Social Services entered into force 3 March 2011.

This report analyzes how a small sample of 12 children’s homes in England achieved and sustained outstanding status over a period of three years. The report describes and interprets what inspectors found to be the reasons for success in these outstanding homes and how the providers themselves explained the factors that contribute to outstanding care. The experience of the children and young people who live in these homes is also a key element of the report as it is, of course, the real hallmark of quality.