Holiday placements

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Definition

Holiday placements cover placements in families when they last for at least 6 consecutive nights and concern a maximum of 11 minors per family.

There are two kinds of placements :

  • either the family takes in the minors directly, whereupon it is a "holiday placement" ;
  • or an intermediary agency places the minors in families, whereupon it corresponds to a "holiday placement centre".

This category of placement of minors was in force up until August 31, 2006. Since then, community educational placements of minors have been separated differently.

Side note

Source : mission Enquêtes, Données et Études Statistiques (MEDES), service statistique ministériel en charge de la jeunesse et des sports (site : https://injep.fr/mesurer/)