Parents who have experience of their child(ren) being in an informal kinship care arrangement
- From: Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Published on: 23 June 2025
- Last updated on: 23 June 2025
Informal Kinship Care is when children live with and are cared for by a relative or close family friend, when a parent is unable to. These children are not in the care of the state (i.e., it’s not called “Foster Care”). Tusla may be involved. If so, it’s called a “Private Family Arrangement”. This may be temporary or longer term.
The Department of Children, Disability & Equality (DCDE) want to better support families involved in these arrangements. To help understand what support parents need, DCDE wants to hear from parents who have experience of their child(ren) being cared for in these arrangements.
Can you help us by completing a 10 min survey – online or over the phone?
You can complete this survey by yourself, or with support from a friend a practitioner (e.g. Social Worker, Family Support Worker, etc).
If you want independent support with the survey, you can contact Yvonne Davis. Yvonne is part of the Quality Matters team and has lots of experience working with parents and families in a wide range of circumstances. Yvonne is passionate about creating safe, respectful spaces where people feel heard and supported.
To reach Yvonne, please see contact details below:
Phone (please only call between 9 – 5): 086 266 7749
Email: Yvonne@qualitymatters.ie
If you want, you can also download the survey – please click here. If you choose to complete the survey this way, please email or post the completed survey back to Yvonne.
Email: Yvonne@qualitymatters.ie
Postal address: 24 Mountjoy St East, Dublin 1
If you have any questions, please contact Yvonne@qualitymatters.ie.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your input is greatly appreciated.