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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International Labor Organization,

Standards for shelters and care providers responding to children who have been trafficked. It gives guidance and practice examples of intake procedures, interim and longer term care, support services, integration and reunification

International Social Service and International Reference Center for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family (ISS/IRC) ,

A brief fact sheet on family reintegration. Provides an overview of what a social worker should pay attention to when assessing a child's situation.

Holt International Children's Services,

Recognition of the crises affecting children and a commitment to improving the lives of children.

This presentation was given at the Alternative Care Workshop in Bangkok in November 2005.

UNICEF,

This presentation from UNICEF was given at the Alternative Care Workshop in Bangkok in November 2005. It outlines the standards and principles for residential and community-based care in the region.

Scottish Executive,

A set of standards for early education and childcare services for children and young people up to the age of 16 years operating in the public, private and voluntary sectors, and in domestic or non-domestic premises.

Teresa Moreno and Jan van Dongen (eds.),

Collection of articles highlighting suggestions on how to improve existing mechanisms for providing adequate care. Major article on the current state of international thinking on children without parental care.

Neil McMillan and Diane Swales - Save the Children UK,

A guideline to establish and promote good practice in a variety of childcare settings through the application of quality indicators. The indicators address professional practice, quality of care, caregivers, resources and administration.

Scottish Executive,

A set of standards guiding services for children who have been adopted, birth families, and adoptive parents.

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.