Costs and consequences of placing children in care /:

It costs more to place a child in the care of a local authority than it does to send a child to a top boarding school, and there are substantial variations in costs both between and within authorities. This book gets to the bottom of the costs of care and provides an insight into how these variation...

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1. Verfasser: Ward, Harriet, 1948-
Weitere Verfasser: Holmes, Lisa, Soper, Jean
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Child welfare outcomes (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
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Zusammenfassung:It costs more to place a child in the care of a local authority than it does to send a child to a top boarding school, and there are substantial variations in costs both between and within authorities. This book gets to the bottom of the costs of care and provides an insight into how these variations in cost relate to differences in children's needs, and most importantly, whether higher costs reflect better services and better outcomes for children. Costs and Consequences for Children Placed Away from Home draws from new original research, and considers the implications for best practice and f.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-282) and indexes.
ISBN:9781846428227
184642822X
1843102730
9781843102731
1281782505
9781281782502
9786611782504
6611782508

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