www.quality4children.info

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• www.quality4children.info

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Standaard werk

• Quality4Children,
• Standards
• For
• Out- of- Home Child Care
• In Europe
• By Fice, IFCO and SOS childrens villages
  International

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Standard Area 1 Decision-making and admission
process

• 1 The child and his/her family of origin receive
  support during the decision-making process
• 2 The child is empowered to participate in the
  decision-making process
• 3 A professional decision-making process ensures
  the best possible care for the child

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Decision making and admission

• 4 Siblings are cared for together
• 5 The transition to the new home is well
  prepared and sensitively implemented
• 6 The out-of-home care process is guided by an
  individual care plan

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Standard Area 2 Care-taking process

• 7 The childs placement matches his/her needs,
  life situation and original social
• 8 The child maintains contact with his/her
  family of origin
• 9 Caregivers are qualified and have adequate
  working conditions
• 10 The caregivers relationship with the child
  is based on understandingand respect

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Care taking

• 11 The child is empowered to actively
  participate in making decisions that directly
  affect his/her life
• 12 The child is cared for in appropriate living
  conditions
• 13 Children with special needs receive
  appropriate care
• 14 The child/young adult is continuously
  prepared for independent living

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Standard Area 3 Leaving-care process

• 15 The leaving-care process is thoroughly
  planned and implemented
• 16 Communication in the leaving-care process is
  conducted in a useful and appropriate manner
• 17 The child/young adult is empowered to
  participate in the leaving-care process.
• 18 Follow-up, continuous support and opportunity
  for contact are ensured

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Child friendliness

• Children do enjoy themselves
• Leader listens to individual children
• Children are not beaten when unruly
• Group is open to special children
• Activities are in line with childrens needs and
  potential
• Toys and equipment are in line with childrens
  needs and potential
• Leader is aware of CRC
• Total positives 4

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Connectedness

• Parents are meaningfully involved
• CBO supports group leader
• Wider community is aware of initiative
• Municipality is positively interested
• Group leader has access to information
• Group leader is in contact with kindergarten
• Group leader is in contact with other play group
  leaders
• Total positives 2

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• Safety and Health
• There are no hazardous matters on the play ground
• Group leader has access to telephone for
  emergencies
• Children can not run away unnoticed
• Group leader has first-aid kit and the skills to
  use it
• There are no threatening youngsters or adults
  about
• Group leader responds to signals of discomfort
• There are toilet facilities nearby
• Total positives 3

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Staffing

• Group leader has the right kind of skills
• There is sufficient adult supervision
• Group leader enjoys the trust of the parents
• The group leader enjoys her work
• The group leader knows the background of the
  children
• The helpers know the children well
• The activities are monitored by third party
• Total positives 6

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VOORBEELD EEN SPEELVELDJE IN SERVIE

• DIMENSIES
• Child friendliness
• Connectedness
• Safety and Health
• Staffing
• Sustainability

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Sustainability

• Activities adhere to schedule
• Parents endorse initiative
• Parents put in voluntary time and labour
• Community puts in resources
• CBO continues to provide technical inputs
• CBO continues to provide financial inputs
• Municipality is willing to fund activities
• Total positives 4

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SPIDER WEB DIAGRAM(IPSOTIEF EN NORMATIEF)