In many of the childcare institutions and other forms of care provision, the quality of provision is below a standard, which would ensure the protection and guidance necessary for a minimum level of child development. Fundamental to the poor quality of care is a lack of acknowledgement or understanding of the nature of care necessary or acceptable, in non-family care services. This is despite an increased awareness of and intention to support children’s rights on the part of individuals, NGOs and governments.
The following set of indicators are intended to guide SC (UK) programme staff and partner agencies in the provision of a minimum standard of care for children who are disproportionately vulnerable to violations of their right to survival and development.
This set of Child Care Indicators is therefore intended primarily for managers of and practitioners in childcare services, but they can also form the basis for advocacy towards the establishment of child care policy and national minimum standards for the care of children in need of special protection.
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