Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
900 - Special Populations
936 - Child Placing Agencies
Section 936-2.0 - Purpose

The purpose of these regulations is to protect the rights of children in foster care, those in the process of being adopted, and children's birth parents or guardians. These regulations establish minimum standards set by the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) to approve a foster or adoptive parent, foster or adoptive family household members, and a foster or adoptive home. They also ensure effective foster care and adoption services resulting in humane placement for each child.