INSTITUTE OF CHILD CARE AND SOCIAL EDUCATION

 

57 Graham Road
Chiswick
LONDON
W4 5DR

Telephone 0181 742 3925
Fax 0181 742 0146

 

WHAT THE INSTITUTE WILL DO

 

The Mission of the Institute is to:
  • highlight the importance of the up bringing of children and encourage national commitment of the highest standards of parenting and childcare.

 In order to do this, the Institute aims to:

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  • develop a united professional identity and a positive public image for people working with children.
  • develop the training and support systems needed by childcare workers, either directly or through other organisations.
  • work in partnership with other organisations in the field and with other professions concerned with the upbringing and welfare of children.
The Institute's first targets for action are:
  • establishing a register of people who work with children and young people so that as much can be checked out about them as possible.
  • publishing a regular magazine for all childcare workers
     
    1. to communicate good ideas
    2. to offer support
    3. to overcome isolation
    4. to create a sense of professional identity
  • setting up a wide network of organisations which are prepared to work together towards the Institute's aims.


The objectives of the Institute are to:
  • highlight the importance of the upbringing and development of children and young people, not only to themselves and their families but also to the whole society in the United Kingdom.
  • encourage national commitment to the highest standards of childcare and education, and public debate about the means of achieving them.
  • help people to see children's needs as a whole, so that they can grow up to become integrated individuals, able to play their role in the families, communities and the wider society.
  • develop the quality of childcare practice and the level of expertise of people working with children, by disseminating and applying research and by sharing the practice experience of people looking after children.
  • exert pressure to ensure that children's rights are observed, and that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is observed.
  • develop a united professional identity for all workers with children.
  • develop a positive image for childcare and enhance the standing of childcare workers, in particular through a system of registration, and ensure that they have the support and training they require.
  • act as a voice of the full range of childcare workers, whatever setting they work in, and whatever their level of skill and experience or the status of their posts.