A brief overview of foster care practice in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Uganda, and Tanzania. It includes information and lessons learnt on how caregivers are recruited and trained in these countries, how a child is placed, and how family support services are offered.

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.

A set of standards for residential settings, including the young person’s welcome into care, the quality of care they should receive, contact arrangements, and listening and responding to the views of young people.

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

Serves as an example of fostering service standards from the perspective of children, birth families, and foster caregivers

Assessment of the care system, domestic adoption, and international adoption in Ukraine with a summary of key findings and recommendations.

Reports on the financial costs of residential care for children in the Republic of Moldova. Highlights significant financial inefficiencies and advocates for closure of residential institutions.

Minimum standards for day care centers in Romania.

Outlines minimum standards for the operation of a day care center for children with disabilities in Romania.

This report assesses the expenditure which is required to transform foster care services across the UK, in order to give children in public care the same opportunities to have a successful future as other children. Contains relevant statistics and social welfare system reform recommendations.