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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Marcos Vinicius Torres Pereira & Lara Oliveira Gonçalves - Panorama of Brazilian Law,

This article talks about the application of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption of 1993 in Brazil. 

Ministry of Women and Child Development, India,

These Guidelines govern the adoption procedure of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children in India, replacing the Guidelines Governing the Adoption of Children, 2011.

Ministry of Health and Social Development, Department of Social Development, UNICEF,

The Interagency Child Protection Protocol aims to offer guidance and support on good practices for the identification, reporting, investigation, case management, and prosecution of child abuse cases in Anguilla.

Catholic Relief Services,

This document, published by Catholic Relief Services, urges members of the Catholic faith community to consider the best interests of the child when partnering, or “twinning” with parishes in Haiti and undertaking charitable activities.

This Excutive Summary is developed by the Better Volunteering Better Care

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR),

El presente Informe, por la Comisión Inter-Americana de los Derechos Humanos, establece los estándares aplicables en el derecho de los niños a vivir en una familia y formula una serie de recomendaciones concretas a los Estados para apoyar a las familias en sus responsabilidades de crianza.

Government of the Republic of Kenya and UNICEF,

The initial goal of the development of these guidelines was to seek to regulate Guardianship and Foster Care of children in Kenya.

Government of Liberia,

This draft from the Liberian government outlines the protocol and guidelines for responding to children's care issues in the context of Ebola, specifically for the Interim Care Centers (ICC) for children who have come into contact with Ebola.

Department for Education, UK,

This guide accompanies the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 from the United Kingdon and provides further explanation and information for everyone delivering residential care.

Better Care Network Forum ,

Assessment of the current status of Alternative Care Legislation, Standards and Practices and identified Gaps in six countries: Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.