Community Based Care Essay

Even in the 80’s before high profile cases of abuse, in some centres hugs were acceptable and in others handshakes were preferred.

Insert image From what I witnessed first-hand and still witness today is values for community based care and care for profit are markedly different in general although in some cases it would be hard to tell from values taught whether it was a community based centre or privately run. I think if you set up and owned a centre you would want it to represent your values and it would be hard to accept values that were not similar to your own. Now practically all care providers in New Zealand responsible for care of children under 5 are obliged to demonstrate how they solicit views of parents on a whole range

I am suggesting though that you read what has been given or sent and you may find that you are an expert in a particular field that the centre may need advice on or that a suggestion or piece of information you may not have been provided by anyone else. Do not be afraid if you come across an item in the newspaper or on the internet (I find the newspaper more accurate and the articles are well researched by people who have reputations that they need to keep untarnished as that is how they make a living) to draw it to the attention of staff, the manager or the

This is to a large degree again rightly or wrong supported by pressure from some parents and people who think all women should be working and who do not want to be side tracked by issues of logistics, or the voices of those like myself who witness the impact of long term Full day care on children under five (who are in their formulitive years) – years that could have a huge impact on what sort of adult they turn into. I have known children to spend close to 10 hours a day in care – that is more than they will spend at school if they do not go to after school