Children's Village (1870 - 1970)

From

c. 1870

To

c. 1970

Alternative Names

• Model Village

Location

Australia

The idea of the children's village as a model of institutional care has its roots in the late nineteenth century (for example, Dr Thomas John Barnardo established a 'Village Home for Girls' in the 1980s in England). A children's village usually comprised several cottage Homes, in which children were accommodated in the 'care' of cottage parents. The village model was an alternative to institutional, dormitory-style accommodation of children.