Standards of Care

Standards of care are approved criteria for measuring and monitoring the management, provision and quality of child care services and their outcomes. Such standards are required for all child care provision, including day care, kinship, foster and institutional care.

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L'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies A/RES/64/142,

Les lignes directrices pour la prise en charge alternative des enfants ont été endorsées par l'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies, dans le sillage de la commémoration du 20e anniversaire de la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits de l’enfant. 

International Foster Care Organization ,

Outlines additional actions and considerations foster care workers should follow when implementing the IFCO Guidelines for Foster Care.

UN General Assembly A/RES/64/142,

The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children were endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 20th November 2009, in connection with the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

Family Health International,

Manual aims to develop awareness, reinforce knowledge, and assist those designing, implementing, or managing programs for children and youth affected by poverty, HIV and AIDS, and other diseases.

MoGLSD/IASC,

Provides a broad range of dynamic group exercises on preventing, identifying, and responding to child protection by non-specialists.

Government of Liberia, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare ,

Regulations and tools designed to create the basis for reforming welfare institutions for the safe and appropriate administration of alternative care.

Save the Children,

Child friendly leaflet explaining child abuse, the responsibilities of adults, and who to contact with any concerns.

Save the Children UK, Bulgaria Program,

Guidance and forms on preventing institutionalization of children and promoting family unification. The manual includes good practices and lessons learnt, training plans, care planning forms, and assessment guidance.

Conference programme, background papers, key policy recommendation from 2009 Wilton Park conference event

Louise Melville Fulford ,

Policy recommendations and conclusions from November’s high level conference focused on gathering data, harnessing political will, strengthening systems, securing funding, and increasing public and political understanding regarding children without adequate parental care