Residential Child Care Services

Introduction

Residential child care services are provided for children and young persons under the age of 21 who cannot be adequately cared for by their families because of various reasons such as behavioural, emotional or relationship problems, or family crises arising from illness, death and desertion.

Types of Services

Non-Institutional Care includes:

• Foster Care - for children under 18 years of age
• Foster Care (Emergency) - for children under 18 years of age and in need of care due to emergency or crisis situation
• Small Group Homes - for children from 4 to under 18 years of age
• Emergency / Short-term Care in Small Group Home - for children from 4 to under 18 years of age

Institutional Care includes:

• Residential Child Care Centres (Residential Creches) - for children under 3 years of age
• Residential Child Care Centre (Residential Nursery) - for children from 3 to under 6 years of age
• Children's Reception Centre - for children under 18 years of age
• Children's Homes - for children and young persons from 6 to under 21 years of age
• Boys' Home / Girls' Home – for children and young persons from 7 to under 21 years of age with behavioural or emotional problems. (Remarks: Schools for Social Development are run within some of these homes)
• Boys' Hostel / Girls' Hostel – for young persons from 14 to under 21 years of age with behavioural or emotional problems who are studying or working

Application

Referral should be made by the social worker responsible for the case through the respective central referral system.  For online submission, please visit "The Client Information System (CIS) Online Submission" of SWD.

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