Child care system reform Purpose of the Forum and Concept of the Agenda

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

2. 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 2008. • Case studies in two countries – Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Reform of the Child Care System: Taking stock and accelerating action

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

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

5. 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 – harmonization 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 Reform of the Child Care System: Taking stock and accelerating action