Resource Library

In an effort to ensure that all states have the same amount of time to measure progress from implementing their Program Improvement Plans and other CQI change and implementation activities, the Children’s Bureau is offering all states an 18-month non-overlapping evaluation period.

This guide for quality assurance staff helps ensure that Onsite Review Instrument (OSRI) data for the Child and Family Services Reviews are accurate, complete, and consistent. It contains information about general and item-specific issues to consider when conducting QA on an OSRI, the importance of engaging reviewers prior to completion of the OSRI instrument, and the final QA review of the instrument.

This Technical Bulletin outlines the general direction of improvements in the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) and the tentative schedule.

This Technical Bulletin provides information regarding initiation of Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Round Three.

This webpage contains an archive of Child and Family Services Reviews Update, a newsletter designed for professionals interested in the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs).

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction to Tribes on the June 30, 2009 Submission of: (1) the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) Final Report for fiscal years (FYs) 2005-2009; (2) the Child and Family Services Plan for FYs 2010-2014 for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Programs, and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) and the Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Programs; and (3) the CFS-101, Part I, Annual Budget Request, Part II, Annual Summary of Child and Family Services, and Part III, Annual Expenditure Report—Title IV-B, Subparts 1 and 2.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance on measuring Round One Program Improvement Plan (PIP) Improvement for Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) using Round Two Revised National Standards.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance and suggested format for Program Improvement Plans in Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSRs).

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on measuring Program Improvement Plan (PIP) improvement for the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) National Standards.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on ratings for the Child and Family Service Reviews.