January 2003

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Correspondence

Childcare book reviews by professionals
Book Reviews

A Statement from SET. Mike Tidball
SET relinquishes managerial control and responsibility
A Message from Caring for Children. Keith White
As Chair of CfC, Keith offers a welcome and looks to the future
FROM THE EDITOR
Happy New Year
Editorial : Relaunch
Caring for Children is taking over management, and there are changes.
Cuttings : A miscellany of Comments and News,
including Smuggling Children, Professional Confidentiality and Graffiti
ARTICLES
Look West - by Colin Avery
Music-making with children who have no or little sight
Childhood Health - It’s a Lifetime Issue
Summer camps - they’re good for children, and they’re fun
Soapbox : How Safe is the Childcare Profession? Rowan Dickman
After a year, what has the GSCC achieved? and is it enough?
From the Correspondence - The Dangers of Measuring Quality
Nick Bradshaw and Ewan Anderson

NCMA’s Anniversary - and a Look Back at the Start - Ann Goddard
The first Chair of the National ChildMinding Association looks back

REGULAR COLUMNS
In Residence - Standing Back for a Close Look - The Keith White Column
Target-setting may risk short-termism, when we need to set long term goals
Young People in Neighbourhoods- The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Dave Wiles
Young people say their rights are not being observed
News from Hesley - Moving into Adulthood - Lesley Durston
Community solutions
Bluebrick Children's Home - We are not Alone - The Gus Greene Column
How to get on with neighbours - and how not
Story from the Edge - Lost and Found - Pamela Woodford
Theft - misery! Retrieved - relief!
The Terry Hoon Column. I Wish
Terry's wishes for the new year
ROUND THE WORLD
Chinese Women and Fear of Crime in London - Janet Adams
How young people cause alarm and how feelings are passed on from mothers to children
SPECIAL ISSUE : SIZE MATTERS
The York Day
A day for sharing ideas from practice and research about residential childcare
Welcome, Overview and Introduction - Professor Ewan Anderson
The significance of size in achieving the aims of residential care
The Influence of the Size of a Residential Establishment on Practice
Stephen Elliott
The advantages of small units for the care and education of young people with problems
Notes, largely historical, on the size of residential establishments
Professor Roy Parker
The aims of establishments have been key determinants of their size
The Influence of Size on Residential Provision for Children - Selma Dansokho
A review of the research, originally published in the Hershey Journal
BOOKS
A Tribute to Meir Gottesmann
Recollections of the man and his ideas


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