“…Other literature looked at social workers' stresses and satisfactions (Dickens & Serghi, 2000a), their attitudes to childcare reform (Dickens & Serghi, 2000b), and the childcare system's general situation in relation to professionals (Arpinte, 2002). These studies present a picture of a system appearing to promote changes yet lacking standards, vision, prior reflection, consistency, resources, and clear objectives.…”