Option Detail

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Name
2174 - Shelter or orphanage

Definition
Residential care, education, and/or services provided in a non-treatment setting considered to be a temporary substitute for a family setting. Examples include orphanages, shelters for abused children, disaster shelters, or homeless shelters. These settings do not include homes that may be temporary in themselves but comprise a regular lifestyle. For example, temporary housing for migrant children should be categorized as a "home" location. Programs for homeless children should be categorized under the appropriate definition for the type of program: as "home" if offered in a temporary shelter, as "center-based" if offered in a center or other institution.

Definition

Residential care, education, and/or services provided in a non-treatment setting considered to be a temporary substitute for a family setting. Examples include orphanages, shelters for abused children, disaster shelters, or homeless shelters. These settings do not include homes that may be temporary in themselves but comprise a regular lifestyle. For example, temporary housing for migrant children should be categorized as a "home" location. Programs for homeless children should be categorized under the appropriate definition for the type of program: as "home" if offered in a temporary shelter, as "center-based" if offered in a center or other institution.

Related Elements
Early Childhood Program Setting

Option Code
2174

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