INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD CARE IN URBAN SOUTH AFRICA

10) What are the biggest threats to the wellbeing and safety of the children?
11) What challenges does the center face when children come from difficult
backgrounds?
12) What sorts of services do the children receive on a daily basis?
13) Who primarily administers this care and service?
14) What needs are unique to the very young children of the creche?
15) How are international volunteers or financial donors best able to help the
center?
16) What are your big concerns surrounding the children and the center?
17) How are caretaking responsibilities like food, discipline, and education divided
among staff members?
18) How do the children usually perform at school?
19) What do you hope to see happen in the center’s near future?
20) What do you think a good childhood looks like?
J. Question set for social worker
1) What are your usual responsibilities and roles at the center?
2) When did you start directly working with the center?
3) How would you describe South Africa’s orphan crisis?
4) What are some of the special needs that children may have when coming to the
center?
5) How are situations handled when children still have family who play a role in
their upbringing?
6) How is the center equipped to handle the needs of its children?
7) How do children receive their education?
8) What sorts of stories exemplify the sort of childhood experience common among
the center’s children?
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