National Authority for Child Care

What National Authority for Child Care does

The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) is a Philippine government quasi-judicial agency established under Republic Act No. 11642 (signed January 6, 2022) and operational since January 2025, reorganized from the former Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB) and attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). NACC consolidates all domestic administrative adoption, inter-country adoption, foster care, kinship care, and alternative child care services previously fragmented across ICAB, DSWD, and other agencies. It serves abandoned, neglected, surrendered, orphaned, and abused children; prospective adoptive parents; licensed foster parents; Social Work Agencies; Local Government Units; and foreign adoptive parents through accredited Foreign Adoption Agencies.

NACC's service platform is built on a centralized quasi-judicial authority that issues Orders of Adoption directly, supported by 16 Regional Alternative Child Care Offices (RACCOs) providing nationwide petition processing, a Standards, Accreditation, and Monitoring Division (SAMD) for SWA certification and accreditation oversight, and a network of accredited Child Placing Agencies (CPAs). Technology includes a centralized database of SWAs and Adoption Social Workers, an MTA (Minors Travelling Abroad) system for inter-agency data-sharing with DSWD/DFA/PSA/BI/PCTC, digital inquiry forms, and downloadable resources via nacc.gov.ph. The portfolio spans five domestic adoption pathways (Regular, Relative, Stepparent, Adult, SIBRA), a Foster Care Program with monthly subsidies of Php8,000–10,000, Kinship Care, Consent to Travel clearances, Inter-Country Adoption, and the KAYA Ko! life-skills program for aging-out foster youth.

NACC's revenue mechanics are primarily government appropriations (no fees for domestic adoption or foster care) plus transaction-based inter-country adoption fees mandated by RA 8043: US$200 non-refundable application fee, US$2,000 (single child) or US$3,000 (sibling group) processing fee, US$1,000 Child Care Support Fund contribution, and variable pre-travel fees. Go-to-market relies on RACCO direct service delivery, 89+ LGU partnerships, accredited CPA intermediaries, 27 Foreign Adoption Agencies and 40 Central Authorities for inter-country cases, and awareness campaigns (BISIG-Kleta fun runs, AACCW celebrations, mall forums, celebrity ambassadors). NACC is government-owned with no private shareholders; it is governed by a Council chaired by the DSWD Secretary and administered by an Executive Director.

Name

National Authority for Child Care

Legal name

National Authority for Child Care

Website

https://nacc.gov.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) is a Philippine quasi-judicial government agency under DSWD that consolidates domestic administrative adoption, inter-country adoption, foster care, and alternative child care services through 16 regional offices and accredited partners, serving children, adoptive and foster families, LGUs, and foreign agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Adoption Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Administration (BPAIAJAJ)

Keywords

• Child adoption services
• Foster care programs
• Alternative child care
• Inter-country adoption
• Administrative adoption

Headquarters

HQ city

Cubao

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Inter-Country Adoption Fees: NACC collects fees for inter-country adoption services including application fees, processing fees for child placement, and pre-travel fees to cover travel document processing. These fees are mandated by RA 8043 (Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995) and its implementing rules.
2. No domestic adoption fees: NACC does not collect any fees in relation to domestic adoption and foster care services. Government appropriations fund these services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) is a Philippine government quasi-judicial agency that administers statutory alternative child-care and adoption programs, including Domestic Administrative Adoption, Foster Care, Kinship Care, Inter-Country Adoption under The Hague Convention, SIBRA Adoption, and Consent to Travel of Minors Traveling Abroad. It supervises and accredits Child Care and Placement Agencies (CPAs), coordinates with Local Government Units (LGUs) and Foreign Adoption Authorities (FAAs), and delivers services nationwide through its head office in Quezon City and 16 Regional Adoption and Child Care Offices (RACCOs).

Product overview

The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) operates as a one-stop quasi-judicial agency offering a comprehensive suite of adoption and alternative child care services under Republic Act 11642. The core portfolio includes Domestic Administrative Adoption (covering Regular, Relative, Stepparent, and Adult adoption pathways, plus SIBRA rectification), the Foster Care Program with kinship care variants, and Inter-Country Adoption services. These are supported by the Standards, Accreditation, and Monitoring Division (SAMD) for regulatory oversight, 16 Regional Alternative Child Care Offices (RACCOs) for regional service delivery, and a network of Accredited Child Placing Agencies (CPAs). Supplementary services include Consent to Travel clearances and the KAYA Ko! life-skills training program for aging-out youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KAYA Ko! (Kaalaman, Abilidad, Yamang Angkin Ko): Life-skill training program for aging-out foster children aged 12-18 designed to prepare them for independent living
• BISIG-Kleta
• LeaGUe of AMPON Heroes
• Proud AMPON Campaign
• Philippine Foster Care Program (PFCP)

Products and services

• Domestic Administrative Adoption Quasi-judicial administrative adoption of Filipino children whose biological parents cannot care for them, providing legal alternative parental care to qualified Filipino adoptive applicants. Free of charge to domestic applicants.
• Foster Care Program Temporary alternative family-based care for children in need of protection, delivered through certified foster families via the RACCO network. Service is provided at no cost to foster families.
• Kinship Care Family-based care arrangement provided by extended relatives or close family acquaintances of the child under NACC supervision, supporting children within their extended family network.
• Inter-Country Adoption (ICA) Cross-border legal adoption of Filipino children by qualified foreign nationals coordinated through accredited Foreign Adoption Authorities and Central Authorities under The Hague Convention. Service follows a regulated transaction-fee structure.
• SIBRA Adoption Special administrative adoption track for indigent parents and qualifying children based on documented indigency and bookkeeping records, offered under NACC's quasi-judicial adoption framework.
• Consent to Travel of Minors Statutory certification service issuing NACC consent to authorize Filipino parents or legal guardians to take minors abroad, ensuring legal guardianship clearance at ports of exit.
• Accreditation and Supervision of Child Care and Placement Agencies (CPAs) Regulatory accreditation, capacity-building, and supervision of private and public Child Care and Placement Agencies (CPAs), enabling them to legally provide adoption-related and alternative-care services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,063 domestic adoption orders issued since establishment
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) BARMMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2025BARMM benchmarking NACC's programs for developing its policy framework on child welfare including alternative child care as part of devolution under R.A. 11054. 19 pending adoption petitions involving Muslim children.
• Muntinlupa City LGUcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2025Second LGU to sign partnership agreement. MOA strengthens city's implementation of adoption and alternative child care programs. NACC provides technical assistance and capacity-building; LGU institutionalizes policies and implements programs.
• International Justice Mission (IJM) and Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2025Tripartite MOA to develop foster families for victim-survivors of Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC-CSAEM). Ensures holistic care and development for assessed eligible victims through licensed and trained foster parents.
• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MTA system MOU formalizing data-sharing for Minors Travelling Abroad. DSWD is parent department; NACC evolved from ICAB reorganization under R.A. 11642.
• Quezon City LGUcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2024First LGU to sign MOA with NACC for implementation of domestic administrative adoption and foster care program. NACC provides technical assistance; LGU implements advocacy and programs at community level including KAYA Ko life skills program.
• 89+ Local Government UnitscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership agreements for adoption and alternative child care implementation. LGUs responsible for developing adoptive and foster care parents and providing basic social services for families.
• Generations-Home, Saddleback Church (USA), Care for Children (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative meeting on family-strengthening strategies to transition alternative child care from institutional to family-based care setup. Care for Children founder Robert Glover shared expertise from China's childcare system transformation.
• Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), PSA, Bureau of Immigration (BI), PCTCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTA system MOU signatories ensuring streamlined, secure, and efficient process for issuing travel clearances to minors traveling abroad without parents or guardians.
• PNP Women and Child Protection Center (WCPC)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership in combating online baby selling. Joint operations rescued 11 children, arrested 16 perpetrators. NACC designated IACAT Committee Against Illegal Adoption leadership.
• DICT Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership in intensifying surveillance and shutting down Facebook groups facilitating online baby selling. 16 out of 23 active groups taken down.
• National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Human Trafficking Division (NBI-AHTRAD)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner in anti-trafficking operations against online baby selling. Contributed to rescue operations and perpetrator arrests.
• Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNACC hosting Regional Workshop on 1993 Adoption Convention implementation in Asia. Co-organized with HCCH Permanent Bureau.
• UNICEF PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresentatives participating in NACC workshops on adoption convention implementation alongside other NGOs.
• International Social Services (ISS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresentatives participating in NACC workshops on adoption convention implementation.

Scale indicators23 records

Recent moves2 records

Emerging players

• Care for Children: International NGO specializing in transitioning childcare from institutional to family-based care, partnering with NACC on family-strengthening strategies. Comparable as an emerging player in the same child welfare and adoption space.
• International Social Services (ISS): International NGO network supporting cross-border child welfare and family-based care, including adoption-related services. Comparable to NACC in facilitating inter-country adoption and inter-jurisdictional child protection cases.

Regional players

• Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) BARMM: Bangsamoro regional government ministry benchmarking NACC's programs to develop its own child welfare policy framework under R.A. 11054. Comparable as a regional government entity developing alternative child care capabilities in parallel to NACC.

Broad incumbents

• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD): Philippine national agency serving as NACC's parent department; previously administered alternative child care and adoption functions now transferred to NACC under RA 11642. Directly comparable as the parent Philippine government body responsible for social welfare policy.
• Child Welfare League of America: US-based membership organization for child welfare agencies, providing standards, accreditation, and advocacy. Comparable to NACC's SAMD function in setting accreditation standards for adoption and child welfare service providers.

Direct peers

• Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA): Indian statutory body under the Ministry of Women and Child Development that regulates domestic and inter-country adoption. Most direct functional peer to NACC as a national central authority administering adoption programs under the 1993 Hague Convention.
• Bureau of Consular Affairs - Office of Children's Issues (US State Department): US Central Authority for inter-country adoption under the Hague Convention, working with countries like the Philippines. Functionally comparable to NACC's inter-country adoption mandate and post-adoption oversight responsibilities.
• Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB): Predecessor Philippine inter-country adoption authority created under RA 8043 (1995), reorganized into NACC under RA 11642 (2022). Closest historical peer with identical mandate focused on inter-country adoption policy and case management.
• Department for Education (UK) - Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board: UK government body overseeing inter-country adoption as a receiving country's Central Authority. Comparable to NACC as a national adoption regulator coordinating with foreign sending states and accredited agencies.

Others

• UNICEF Philippines: UN agency participating in NACC workshops on adoption convention implementation and child welfare policy. Comparable as an ecosystem participant supporting child rights and family-based care frameworks aligned with NACC's mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/official_NACC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@naccofficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/nacc.gov.ph
• Instagraminstagram.com/official_nacc

Compliance2 records

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Subsidiaries1 record

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