This review explores the literature on the complex relationship between developmental outcomes and attendance at early childhood education and care programs.

This report suggests that a new approach that seeks a deeper understanding of why errors occur would be more effective in encouraging safe practices in the future. Executive Summary: The failure to protect children from sexual abuse not only arouses shock and anger but also puzzlement: how could people who are employed to care for...

Age determination is the gateway to child-friendly asylum. This report is recommended reading for all those who are engaged with the struggle – for that is what it still is, in many jurisdictions – to ensure child-sensitive protection frameworks are in place, functioning and accessible as a routine aspect of broader asylum and migration management...

Overview

This study is premised on the view that children and young people understand and experience safety in different ways to adults and that without an appreciation of what children and young people need to be and feel safe, responses may fail to adequately respond to their concerns.