Children’s homes urged to lift woeful standards ahead of licensing

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
Director of Children Services Ann Greene addressing administrators from the country’s 23 children’s homes at a workshop at the Regency Hotel yesterday. (Arian Browne photograph)
Director of Children Services Ann Greene addressing administrators from the country’s 23 children’s homes at a workshop at the Regency Hotel yesterday. (Arian Browne photograph)

The conditions at children’s homes throughout the country are alarming and administrators are being urged to work towards meeting the standards for child care ahead of plans to make licensing of such facilities mandatory later this year.

“Soon homes will be licensed. Right now, it’s voluntary. But, in keeping with the Child Care and Development Services Act, that has made provisions for all daycares and residential homes to be licensed, we have to perfect the minimum standards that we had