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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Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies,

Lists ethical “do’s and dont's” specific to Consultants/Advisors, Managers/Supervisors, and Field-Level Workers arranging and conducting Needs Assessments in disaster situations.

Scottish Executive,

Serves as an example of fostering service standards from the perspective of children, birth families, and foster caregivers

Romania National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption,

Outlines minimum standards for the operation of a day care center for children with disabilities in Romania.

Rebecca T. Davis,

Provides a framework for analysis of community-based social welfare services and linkages with government structures. Includes analysis of alternative care provision, de-institutionalization, programming for children with disabilities, standards of care, and overall social welfare sector reform.

Scottish Executive,

A set of standards for residential settings, including the young person’s welcome into care, the quality of care they should receive, contact arrangements, and listening and responding to the views of young people.

Romania National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption,

Minimum standards for day care centers in Romania.

Save the Children Fund,

A set of standards and indicators to guide staff and agencies in the provision of a minimum standard of care for children. The standards apply across a range of care settings and cover the delivery and administration of child care services, staff and caregiver competence, and the quality of care children should expect to receive.
 

International Social Service and UNICEF,

Brief summary of the role of informal, institutional and child-headed households as a result of the AIDS epidemic. Includes general standards by which to implement good practices in child care.

Save the Children and UNHCR,

A document consisting of the policies and practices that will guarantee the promotion and protection of the rights of separated children in Europe. The Statement works as a framework for action and advocacy and makes references to relevant international and regional laws as well as policy and guidelines regarding progression of human rights protection and issues particularly affecting separated children.

Vishanthie Sewpaul and David Jones,

Outlines a set of global standards for schools of social work.