4. MONITORING METHODOLOGY Each monitoring body must establish a clear methodology to perform its visit effectively and to meet the required children’s rights standards. The monitoring methodology shall be based on the following elements: ʺʺ the scope of the mandate of the monitoring body; ʺʺ the objectives to be achieved; ʺʺ the extent of its powers; ʺʺ the material, financial, human resources available and required; ʺʺ the standards for effective monitoring See – Section 3.3. – p.32; ʺʺ the basic principles to be respected while performing the monitoring See – Section 3.4. – p.37; ʺʺ all the concerned standards and child-Specific indicators See – Section 5. – p.93. Monitoring involves three required stages none of which can be overlooked: � Preparation of the visit (before) – See – Section 4.2. – p.60 � Implementation of the visit (during) – � Follow up of the visit (after) – See – Section 4.3. – p.67 See – Section 4.4. – p.83 47 4