The Charing Cross Hospital Child Development Centre: a description of its work ad an evaluation of its first 385 patients.
Charing Cross Hospital provides facilities for the study of handicapped children in a normal nursery which forms part of its Child Development Centre. The period of assessment varies from one day to three weeks; the advantages of prolonged assessment are discussed. Parental involvement and support, and the teaching of medical students are emphasized. A study of the Centre's first 385 patients is presented.
D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008131:London; D008297:Male