The growing evidence of the adverse impact of long-term institutionalisation and the importance of a safe and nurturing family environment for children guide care reform dialogue and practices globally. Supporting vulnerable families to care for their children and promoting family-based care are essential components of care reform. It also advocates for deinstitutionalisation and limiting the use of institutions as a lost resort and for a limited period. This report, submitted to the Committee for the Rights of the Child, United Nations, towards DGD 2021, is a consolidation of deliberations with children and caregivers in kinship care arrangements, the child protection workforce, and civil society organisations on their experiences and insights on prioritising family strengthening and kinship care.