European Commission EU Daphne Programme funding: Training and dissemination on institutional care in Europe and good practice in the deinstitutionalisation of young children.

Training and dissemination on institutional care in Europe and good practice in the deinstitutionalisaton of young children
This project aimed to disseminate the results from two previous Daphne projects: a survey of 33 European countries which mapped the extent of institutionalisation(2002/017/C), and the analysis of good practices in de-institutionalising children in 8 partner countries(2003/046/C).
The aim was to disseminate these findings to a wider audience, through training, publications and a web-site. Training was offered to policy makers and practitioners in 8 countries with the most children under 3 years in institutional care. Training focused on developmental outcomes for children leaving institutions, and good practice in moving children to family-based care (eg: preventing further damage by abrupt relocation, highlighting the importance of developing appropriate community-based services to support families of origin caring for their child and to provide alternative family-based care when necessary for the safety and well-being of the child.