... or prison. Policy development Child and family services Child care history Child care legislation Child well-being Children’s services It is a maxim of historians that we can only understand the present state of affairs by looking at its history. A review of how services have evolved...

...Roy Parker The origins and surrounding politics of the three Children Acts of 1908, 1948 and 1989 are examined in order to see why and how they evolved when they did and to consider what, if any, generalisations emerge. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Child care legislation...