Resources and publications
Publications
- Application for approval - Form 3 APA (PDF, 878 KB) Application for approval - Form 3 APA (DOCX, 579 KB)
- Application for approval - Form 3 APA - Guide to completion (PDF, 504 KB)
- Carer applicant health and well-being questionnaire (PDF, 231 KB)
- Change in carer circumstances form (PDF, 618 KB)
- Conclusion of Placement form (DOC)
- Covering letter for change of circumstances form (DOC, 22 KB)
- Covering letter for the information kit (DOC, 27 KB)
- Expression of interest (becoming a foster or kinship carer)
- Form 1: Foster carer intake (DOC, 598 KB)
- Form 3A: Carer applicant assessment and recommendation - Initial approval only (DOCX, 50 KB)
- Form 3A: Guidelines for completing assessment report - Initial approval only (PDF, 983 KB)
- Form 3B: Carer applicant assessment and recommendation - Renewal of approval only (DOCX, 72 KB)
- Form 3B: Guidelines for completing assessment report - Renewal of approval only (PDF, 967 KB)
- Foster Carer Agreement (DOCX, 37 KB)
- General practitioner's report on carer applicant (PDF, 621 KB)
- Household safety study form (PDF, 1.4 MB) Household safety study form (DOCX, 160 KB)
- Invitation to information session (DOC, 29 KB)
- Invitation to initial interview (DOC, 23 KB)
- Kinship carer initial assessment report (DOCX, 850 KB)
- Kinship carer initial assessment report guidelines (PDF, 3.4 MB)
- Kinship carer renewal assessment report (DOCX, 852 KB) Kinship carer renewal assessment report (PDF, 364 KB)
- Kinship carer renewal assessment report guidelines (PDF, 1 MB)
- New adult household member form (DOCX, 49 KB)
- Quality care: Foster carer training forms and templates
For more foster care information and resources, refer to the Provide and review care procedure in the Child Safety Practice Manual.
Guides and manuals
Legislation
News and events
Policies and procedures
- Child related costs (645) (PDF, 215 KB) Child related costs (645) (DOCX, 305 KB)
- Child related costs - carer support (procedure 645.5) (PDF, 228 KB) Child related costs - carer support (procedure 645.5) (DOCX, 349 KB)
- Child related costs - child and young person support (procedure 645.4) (PDF, 266 KB) Child related costs - child and young person support (procedure 645.4) (DOCX, 356 KB)
- Child related costs - education and child care support (procedure 645.2) (PDF, 232 KB) Child related costs - education and child care support (procedure 645.2) (DOCX, 352 KB)
- Child related costs - health and wellbeing (procedure 645.1) (PDF, 282 KB) Child related costs - health and wellbeing (procedure 645.1) (DOCX, 350 KB)
- Child related costs - in-home support funding (630) (PDF, 422 KB) Child related costs - in-home support funding (630) (DOCX, 389 KB)
- Child related costs - in-home support funding (procedure 630) (PDF, 418 KB) Child related costs - in-home support funding (procedure 630) (DOCX, 400 KB)
- Child related costs - placement funding (628) (PDF, 419 KB) Child related costs - placement funding (628) (DOCX, 391 KB)
- Child related costs - placement funding (procedure 628) (PDF, 336 KB) Child related costs - placement funding (procedure 628) (DOCX, 390 KB)
- Child related costs - placement support funding (629) (PDF, 409 KB) Child related costs - placement support funding (629) (DOCX, 387 KB)
- Child related costs - placement support funding (procedure 629) (PDF, 396 KB) Child related costs - placement support funding (procedure 629) (DOCX, 388 KB)
- Child related costs - travel (procedure 645.3) (PDF, 245 KB) Child related costs - travel (procedure 645.3) (DOCX, 351 KB)
Children in care
- Early Childhood Education and Care participation minimum gap payment (640) (PDF, 231 KB) Early Childhood Education and Care participation minimum gap payment (640) (DOCX, 302 KB)
- Emergent accommodation (631) (PDF, 194 KB) Emergent accommodation (631) (DOCX, 302 KB)
- Emergent accommodation (procedure 631) (PDF, 212 KB) Emergent accommodation (procedure 631) (DOCX, 302 KB)
- Managing access to My Health Records using the Children in Care portal (642) (PDF, 215 KB) Managing access to My Health Records using the Children in Care portal (642) (DOCX, 307 KB)
- Managing high risk behaviour (646) (PDF, 278 KB) Managing high risk behaviour (646) (DOCX, 311 KB)
- Participation of children and young people in decision making (369) (PDF, 232 KB) Participation of children and young people in decision making (369) (DOCX, 258 KB)
- Permanency planning (594) (PDF, 160 KB) Permanency planning (594) (DOCX, 309 KB)
- Placement of children in care (578) (PDF, 203 KB) Placement of children in care (578) (DOCX, 304 KB)
- Positive behaviour support (604) (PDF, 222 KB) Positive behaviour support (604) (DOCX, 307 KB)
- Residential care (606) (PDF, 221 KB) Residential care (606) (DOCX, 307 KB)
- Responding to concerns about the standards of care (326) (PDF, 196 KB) Responding to concerns about the standards of care (326) (DOCX, 256 KB)
- Response to children who are sexually abused while in care (627) (PDF, 201 KB) Response to children who are sexually abused while in care (627) (DOCX, 303 KB)
- Support for children in the care of long-term and permanent guardians (607) (PDF, 213 KB) Support for children in the care of long-term and permanent guardians (607) (DOCX, 305 KB)
- Transition to adulthood (349) (PDF, 219 KB) Transition to adulthood (349) (DOCX, 261 KB)
Foster and kinship care
- Carer learning and support (457) (PDF, 221 KB) Carer learning and support (457) (DOCX, 115 KB)
- Carer participation (460) (PDF, 239 KB) Carer participation (460) (DOCX, 116 KB)
- Carer participation (procedure 460) (PDF, 214 KB) Carer participation (procedure 460) (DOCX, 115 KB)
- Complex Support Needs Allowance (612) (PDF, 204 KB) Complex Support Needs Allowance (612) (DOCX, 305 KB)
- Complex Support Needs Allowance (procedure 612) (PDF, 266 KB) Complex Support Needs Allowance (procedure 612) (DOCX, 315 KB)
- Dual payment of carer allowances (289) (PDF, 194 KB) Dual payment of carer allowances (289) (DOCX, 257 KB)
- Dual payment of carer allowances (procedure 289) (PDF, 214 KB) Dual payment of carer allowances (procedure 289) (DOCX, 259 KB)
- Expenses - fortnightly caring allowance and interstate foster payments (365) (PDF, 242 KB) Expenses - fortnightly caring allowance and interstate foster payments (365) (DOCX, 258 KB)
- Expenses - fortnightly caring allowance and inter-state foster payments (procedure 365) (PDF, 280 KB) Expenses - fortnightly caring allowance and inter-state foster payments (procedure 365) (DOCX, 442 KB)
- Foster care matching: a partnership approach (639) (PDF, 259 KB) Foster care matching: a partnership approach (639) (DOCX, 127 KB)
- Foster care training (383) (PDF, 220 KB) Foster care training (383) (DOCX, 115 KB)
- High support needs allowance (296) (PDF, 202 KB) High support needs allowance (296) (DOCX, 259 KB)
- High support needs allowance (procedure 296) (PDF, 242 KB) High support needs allowance (procedure 296) (DOCX, 277 KB)
- Immunisation of children in care (638) (PDF, 2 MB) Immunisation of children in care (638) (DOCX, 305 KB)
- Kinship care (632) (PDF, 227 KB) Kinship care (632) (DOCX, 115 KB)
- Placement of children with Child Safety employees (36) (PDF, 213 KB) Placement of children with Child Safety employees (36) (DOCX, 257 KB)
- Regional-remote loading for carers (379) (PDF, 556 KB) Regional-remote loading for carers (379) (DOCX, 394 KB)
- Regional-remote loading for carers (procedure 379) (PDF, 553 KB) Regional-remote loading for carers (procedure 379) (DOCX, 401 KB)
Websites
For foster or kinship carers
For young people in care or transitioning to independence
- Young people in care - information on the Queensland Government website for young people in or transitioning from care about family group meetings, case plans, education support plans, child health passports, leaving care, standards of care, and making a complaint.
- CREATE Foundation - connects and empowers children and young people in care and improves the care system through activities, programs, training and policy advice.
- Create your future - a guide for young people leaving care.