These regulations are stipulated pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article 75 of the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

Children and youth welfare institutes referred to in the Act are defined as follows:
1. Nursery service centers mean institutes that offer nursery services to children under two years old;
2. Early intervention institutes mean institutes that offer early intervention services to children with developmental delay;
3. Placement and educational institutes mean institutes that offer placement and educational services to the following placement objects:
(1) Children and youth who are not available to be educated in their families or who run away from home;
(2) Helpless children and youth;
(3) Women and babies who encounter hardship due to unmarried pregnancies or deliveries;
(4) Children and youth who have tried the utmost to be prohibited or corrected without any effect according to provisions in subparagraph 1 or 2, Paragraph 1, Article 52 of the Act;
(5) Children and youth who are given emergency protection and placement according to provisions in each subparagraph of Paragraph 1, Article 56 of the Act;
(6) Children and youth who suffer from severe calamities in their families, causing them not to lead normal lives;
(7) Children, youth and their families are entitled to apply for placement and protection due to other events according to the laws.
4. Psychological guidance or family consulting institutes mean institutes that offer consulting guidance services to children, youth and their families and are in charge of parental education to children, youth and their families;
5. Other children and youth welfare institutes mean institutes that offer relevant welfare services to children, youth and their families.
Nursery service centers, early intervention institutes and placement and educational institutes shall have capacities to nurse or place more than five people.

Professional personnel required for child and youth welfare institutes shall be employed in accordance with the Regulations Governing Qualifications and Training of Professional Personnel of Child and Youth Welfare Institutes; child and youth welfare institutes shall submit relevant information to competent authorities for approval before employment.
Relevant information specified in the preceding paragraph includes roster, copies of credentials, affidavits, copies of health examination reports, criminal record certificates issued within the last three months, and other basic information.
Any resignation, reinstatement or work adjustment shall be reported to competent authorities for reference within 30 days of the occurrence.

The establishment of children and youth welfare institutes shall target the facilitation of wholesome body and mind development for children and youth as their goal, and the stipulations below shall be followed in addition to other regulations stipulated by the competent authorities of respective businesses:
1. Institute’s facilities shall meet stipulated requirements for sanitation, fire safety and construction management, and consider the respective demands of children and youth.
2. Institute’s facilities shall be well designed to meet the specific security demands for children and youth, and be well managed and maintained.
3. There shall be an equal opportunity for handicapped children and youth to use the institute’s facilities.
4. The institute’s environment shall be kept clean and sanitary with sufficient natural light and ventilation for all rooms.