Guide to Good Corporate Parenting
This is a comprehensive guide to good corporate parenting developed as a part of the WMTD project.
It includes booklets and a film to help local authorities become better corporate parents. The work is based on the perspectives of children and young people who have been in care. The guide covers:
- What young people say about being ‘parented’ in care.
- What young people say about good parenting, within a framework of children’s development and parenting needs.
- What young people say makes a difference – using case studies of young people’s experiences in care and examples of good practice by local authorities towards achieving the Every Child Matters outcomes for children and young people in care.
Use the links below to download your copy:
Introduction and contents
Principles of good corporate parenting
Booklet 1 What young people say about their experiences of being parented in the care system
Booklet 2 What young people say about good parenting - models and principles
Booklet 3 Putting children first - what good corporate parents can do to make a difference
Booklet 4 Developing your pledge to children and young people
Appendix - Young persons interviews
Appendix - Project key messages
Film by young people
Many of the views of young people that informed this pack come from WMTD's peer research work.