From foundling homes to day care: a historical review of childcare in Chile

This article discusses significant changes in childcare policy and practice in Chile. We distinguish four specific periods of childcare history: child abandonment and the creation of foundling homes in the 19th century; efforts to reduce infant mortality and the creation of the health care system in...

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Main Authors: A Rodrigo, René van der Veer, Harriet J. Vermeer, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2014-03-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014000300461&lng=en&tlng=en