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English children’s homes are in crisis. Does Denmark hold the answers?

Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent · The Guardian · World
Published 1 Nov 2026, 7:00 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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UK children’s minister Josh MacAlister has travelled to Copenhagen to see what can be learned from Danish system In a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Copenhagen sits a large white house, set back from the road behind a purple-leaved plum tree. It looks much like the rest of the buildings on the street and there is little outward sign this is Josephine Schneider’s House, considered one of the best children’s homes in the world. Danish children’s homes are often cited as the gold standard of children’s residential care globally. They are now being studied by the British government as it tries…

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