Moldova: Minimum standards of quality for the functioning of foster care service
31 Dec 2008
Moldova
Demographic Data
25.7
GINI Coefficient
World Bank, 2018
2.71 million
Total Population
World Bank, 2018
24.74%
Population Under 18
Census Data, 2019
Lower Middle Income Country
World Bank GNI Status
World Bank, 2019
0.71
High Human Development
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report, 2018
9.6%
Living Below Poverty Line
World Bank, 2018
2.8
People
Mean Household Size
United Nations, 2017
Children's Living Arrangement
%
Country
NO SOURCE GIVEN
63.1%
Living with Both Parents
UNICEF MICS, 2012
6.11%
Living with Neither Parent
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2020
%
Effective
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Children Living without Biological Parent
0.09%
Living in a Non-Relative Household
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
0.37%
Living in Kinship Care
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Children at Risk of Separation
Children at Risk of Separation
Add New DataChildren with Disabilities
238
Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Left Behind Children (Migration)
36817
Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Street Connected Children
94
Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Children experiencing violence
10094
Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Children in conflict with the law
1215
Children
Banca de date statistice Moldova, 2019
Children in Informal Kinship Care
33718
Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Children whose parents (the only parent) are subject to judicial protection
43
Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Formal Alternative Care Arrangements
Families/Parent
Children
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Families/Parent
Children
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Formal Family-Based Care
0 Families/Parent
0 Children
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Foster Care
0 Foster Families/Foster Parents
1035 Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Kinship Care
0 Families/Parent
2474 Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
0 Families/Parent
0 Children
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Larger institutions
0 Families/Parents
346 Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Small Group Homes
0 Families/Parents
57 Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Transit Centres/Shelters (Temporary Placement Centers)
0 Families/Parents
558 Children
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2019
Adoption
NO DATA AVAIABLE
Country
NO SOURCE GIVEN
649
children
Domestic Adoption
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2018
i
Date range: 2012-2018. The total number of adopted children in evidence in 2019 - 1549
67
children
Inter-country Adoption
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, 2018
i
Date range: 2012-2019.
NO DATA AVAIABLE
Effective
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Key Reform Indicators/Progress Markers
Country
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Effective
NO SOURCE GIVEN
NO DATA AVAILABLE
Social Welfare Spending
NO SOURCE GIVEN
MDL
2.44 billion
Child Protection Spending
BUGETUL REPUBLICII MOLDOVA, 2020
i
*Child and Family Protection spending
Child and Family Protection spending is approx. 3,22% of the expected National public expenditure budgeted for 2020. This mostly covers state insurance allowances for families with newborns, and childcare leave till the age of three. However, this amount also covers expenditures for childcare services allowances for children in alternative care.
Alternative Care Policy in Line with the 2009 Guidelines
Yes
Action Plan for 2016-2020 on the implementation of the Strategy for Child Protection for 2014-2020; MEASURE Evaluation, 2018; LEGE Nr. 140 privind protecţia specială a copiilor aflaţi în situaţie de risc şi a copiilor separaţi de părinţi
Commitment to Deinstitutionalistion
Yes
Action Plan for 2016-2020 on the implementation of the Strategy for Child Protection for 2014-2020
Comprehensive Child Protection Law
Yes
LEGE Nr. 140 privind protecţia specială a copiilor aflaţi în situaţie de risc şi a copiilor separaţi de părinţi
Continuum of Alternative Care Services Available
Limited
NO SOURCE GIVEN
i
Note: Even though most needed alternative care services are relegated, they are not available to all children who need them. Communication between child protection authorities should be substantially improved, case management, M&E system should also be improved. It is not always possible to track the child's journey through the childcare system.
Data System
Mostly
NO SOURCE GIVEN
i
There is no integrated informational system on child protection, but the data is collected by the central government via Excel charts or printed tools on the yearly basis. However, with USAID support, the project aimed to develop an Integrated Information System on Child Protection is under implementation. The system will focus on collecting longitudinal data related to childcare and child protection case management.
Existence of a Regulatory Body and Regulatory System
Yes
LEGE Nr. 140 privind protecţia specială a copiilor aflaţi în situaţie de risc şi a copiilor separaţi de părinţi; LEGE Nr. 547 asistenţei sociale; LEGE Nr. 123 cu privire la serviciile sociale
Gatekeeping Mechanism/Policy
Yes
Action Plan for 2016-2020 on the implementation of the Strategy for Child Protection for 2014-2020; Action Plan for 2016-2020 on the implementation of the Strategy for Child Protection for 2014-2020;
Means of Tracking Progress with Reforms
No
NO SOURCE GIVEN
i
There was no systematic tracking of progress. However, the Government/Line Ministries are supplying fragmentary information on the situation in the area of childcare and child protection .
Moratorium on Admission into Institutions for Children Under 3
No
NO SOURCE GIVEN
i
However, one of the sub-objectives of the child protection Strategy (2014-2020) is to "significantly decrease the number of children under 3 placed in the Residential Institutions"
Moratorium on New Institutions
No
NO SOURCE GIVEN
i
There is no formal government document, prohibiting the opening of new Residential Institutions (RIs), however there were no new big RIs opened in the last five years, except for several small group homes.
National Action Plan to Guide Reforms
Yes
Action Plan for 2016-2020 on the implementation of the Strategy for Child Protection for 2014-2020
National Standards of Care
Yes
NO SOURCE GIVEN
i
Almost all childcare and childprotection services have Regulations and Minimum Quality Standards, approved by the Government.
National Accreditation System of Social Service Providers is in place, as well as Social Inspection.
Prevention of Separation Services Available
Yes
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Support for Careleavers (in Legislation and in Practice)
Partly
Decizia nr. 3/4 din 18 iunie 2018 ”Cu privire la înființarea Serviciului social ”Locuință socială asistată”; Decizia nr. 3/3 din 18 iunie 2018 ”Cu privire la înființarea Serviciului ”Centrul de resurse și suport pentru copii și tineri”
i
Note: However, the support is not enough and efforts are made by the government and CSOs to develop and make accessible more support services for care leavers (e.g. Social Assitsed Living, Social and Professional Integration Centers, involvement/participation in the decision-making process)
Social Work Force
Workers
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Country
Workers
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Effective
A national workforce assessment and analysis carried out within the past four years
Yes
Source: Assessing Alternative Care for Children in Moldova: Assessment Report (Volume 1)
i
Comprehensive analysis of workforce in Social Protection, realized in 2016
A system of licensing/registration of social service professionals
Yes
HOTĂRÎRE Nr. 998 pentru aprobarea Regulamentului privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Consiliului naţional de acreditare a prestatorilor de servicii sociale, a structurii şi efectivului-limită ale acestuia
Key Stakeholders
Key Stakeholders
Add New DataCountry
Government
Civil Society Organisations
i
The Alliance includes more than 60 NGOs, working in Moldova
Effective
Other Relevant Reforms
Other Relevant Reforms
Add New DataEffective
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Child Protection
i
Initiatives are in place to improve the situation of children with disabilities, children in conflict with law and children in street situations. New Program for Child Protection and costed Action Plan are to be elaborated for 2021-2030.
NO SOURCE GIVEN
Decentralisation
i
The reform on decentralisation of Local Public Administration and Local Public Finances is in progress but there are substantial issues related to financing of social services for children as a mandatory obligation of Local Public Authorities, similarly to school education sector financing.
NO SOURCE GIVEN
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NO SOURCE GIVEN
i
New Program for the development of inclusive education is to be elaborated for 2021-2030
Key Research Sources
Key Data Sources
Add New DataDrivers of Institutionalisation
Drivers of Institutionaliziation
Add New DataCountry
Push Factors
Poverty
Disability/lack of (access to) support services (education, reabilitation, day care, respite care)
Alcohol/drug abuse
Violence
Pull Factors
Availability of specialized care for disabled/children with special needs
Smaller economical pressure on the household from carer's perspective
Protective environment, safeguarding
Access to nutrition and education
Effective
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