Standards and Policies for Quality Alternative Care

This section presents a collection of resources to guide the development and implementation of standards and policies for support services, care planning, and placement provision. The section includes resources on the delivery of alternative care services, child protection policies, child participation, and improving care placements and practices. 

This section includes resources on adoption service standards.
This section offers guidance on creating a safe and enabling environment for meaningful child participation in program design and individual care…
This section includes resources on instructions, training exercises, and standards on identifying, responding to and safeguarding children from abuse…
This section includes resources on standards and outcomes on planning for care, quality of care, complaints and protection, care and control,…
This section offers guidance on the recruiting, training, supporting, and monitoring of foster and kinship care arrangements, agencies, and…
This section provides tools for implementing and assessing standards for the delivery and administration of services, staff, and care across a range…