| Effective | |
|---|---|
| Social Welfare Spending |
¢ 4,660,937,000,000 Informe de Presupuestos Públicos 2019
|
| Child Welfare Spending |
¢ 100,480,000,000 Presupuestos Públicos de PANI 2019
|
| Alternative Care Policy in line with the 2009 Guidelines |
Limited Source: UNICEF & PANI, 2019 |
| Centralised authority on adoption |
No Data |
| Commitment to Deinstitutionalistion/Reforms |
Mostly National Plan of Action |
| Comprehensive child protection law |
Yes Código de Niñez y Adolescencia |
| Continuum of alternative care services available |
Mostly Source: UNICEF & PANI, 2019 |
| Data System |
No Source: UNICEF & PANI, 2019 |
| Existence of a regulatory body and regulatory system |
Yes Consejo de Atención Integral (CAI) |
| Gatekeeping mechanism/policy |
Mostly Código de Familia art. 158 y 159; Artículo 133 del Código de Niñez y Adolescencia (Denuncia, audiencia, constatación de hechos, medidas de protección) |
| Means of tracking progress with reforms |
Yes Tracking Progress Initiative (Tracking Tool) |
| Moratorium on admission into institutions for children under 3 |
No Data |
| Moratorium on new institutions |
No Data
|
| National Action Plan |
Yes Diagnóstico sobre el progreso de Costa Rica en la implementación de las Directrices sobre las modalidades alternativas de cuidado de los niños, 2019 |
| Prevention of Separation Services available |
Mostly Source: UNICEF & PANI, 2019 |
| Support for careleavers (in legislation and in practice) |
Limited Source: UNICEF & PANI, 2019 |
