Fact sheets Voluntary out-of-home care fact sheets Choosing a service: Voluntary out-of-home care checklist for families (docx 151.8KB) 10 Jul 2020 A checklist of questions parents and carers can ask of potential voluntary out-of-home care agencies to help determine if they are child safe. COVID-19 FAQ 8 Apr 2020 The challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic are unprecedented. We are committed to supporting voluntary out-of-home care service providers respond to this health crisis and ensure the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people. Children’s Guardian Act 2019 (pdf 235.6KB) 9 Apr 2020 Information for voluntary out-of-home care, statutory out-of-home care, and adoption agencies What is Voluntary out-of-home care? (pdf 144.7KB) 2 Mar 2020 Fact Sheet for voluntary out-of-home care agencies Supervision (pdf 145.7KB) 2 Mar 2020 Voluntary out-of-home care fact sheet. Supervision allows agencies who have been accredited to provide long term statutory out-of-home care to support registered agencies to provide such care. Case planning (pdf 146.2KB) 2 Mar 2020 Voluntary out-of-home care fact sheet on the role of a case plan and case planning requirements Guidance on information exchange (pdf 166.3KB) 2 Mar 2020 This fact sheet provides voluntary out-of-home care agencies with an overview of information exchange requirements. Information for families - NSW voluntary out‐of‐home care (pdf 312KB) 14 May 2020 Voluntary out‐of‐home care is where a child or young person’s family consents to an agency providing or arranging overnight care for their child away from their usual home. Policy self-assessment for providing agencies (pdf 290.8KB) 2 Mar 2020 A self-assessment checklist for voluntary out-of-home care agencies reviewing their policies and procedures Policy self assessment for arranging agencies (pdf 213.3KB) 27 Mar 2020 VOOHC Fact Sheet: Policy self assessment for arranging agencies Onsite monitoring process (pdf 190.8KB) 2 Mar 2020 Information for voluntary out-of-home care agencies about the onsite monitoring process Onsite monitoring checklist (pdf 246.4KB) 2 Mar 2020 Fact sheet for voluntary out-of-home care agencies - onsite monitoring checklist to help you prepare of a monitoring visit