Child care system reform Purpose of the Forum and Concept of the Agenda By: Anna Nordenmark Severinsson, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Regional Office for CEE/CIS

UNICEFReform of the Child Care System: Taking stock and accelerating action Preparatory process Assessment on status of reform, data collection and mapping of child protection systems – suggestions for next steps in the development of child care systems. Identification of main stumbling blocks – common for all countries at preparatory meeting in October Case studies in two countries – Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

UNICEFReform of the Child Care System: Taking stock and accelerating action Conceptual framework – whole system reform

UNICEFReform of the Child Care System: Taking stock and accelerating action Family Support Services Family Substitute Services Preventive Services Statutory Services Fundamental Concept: Continuum of Services

UNICEFReform of the Child Care System: Taking stock and accelerating action Agenda blocks – addressing stumbling blocks Addressing the fragmentation of system through agreeig on the main functions of the system and how to organize them at: –National level – h armonization of roles and mandates between actors in the reform (national, regional, local levels, sectors, private service providers) to perform a gatekeeping role (Plenary 2) –Local level – developing a continuum of services (Breakout sessions 1-3) Overcoming dominance of residential care institutions (Plenary 3): –Through National planning for restructuring of institutions and development of services at local level. Operationalizing the policies and legislation (Plenary 5): –Costing, budgetting and reallocation of resources –Transition funding and fiscal space for reforms