UPDATED 7.54AM The Children's Commissioner says for the first time, children will have access to the services they need under Child, Youth and Family.

Dr Russel Wills is right on board with the Government's overhaul of Child Youth and Family

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He said the panel has listened to the voices of children, caregivers and social workers - and really done something that will work for all of them.

"Social workers are going to have the ability to directly purchase the services [that] these children and families need," he said. "They're going to have the money and all the resources and skills to do that."

Dr Wills said we need to get those quality services available for families, so that a child's first placement works for them - and there aren't any bumps that can't be smoothed.

He said he's right behind the government's reform - because it puts the child, and their family, first.

"The parents and caregivers are well supported, and they can just fall in love with these kids and start to heal, then we're going to see long term change in these kids, and that's good for them and that's good for the economy."

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Fostering Kids NZ is also welcoming the overhaul, announced by Social Development Minister Anne Tolley yesterday.

It's calling for more quality training for caregivers and a less reactive approach to housing young people.

Chief Executive Linda Surtees said while many caregivers have positive experiences of fostering, that's despite the system, not because of it.

"There's limited support and there's a lack of specialised training for caregivers to raise children with complex needs, and that's leading to higher placement breakdown."

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As part of the CYF overhaul, young people will stay in state care until at least their 18th birthday.

There will be options for those who want to, or have special circumstances to remain in care until they're 21 or 25.

Barnardos' General Manager of Child and Family Services Mike Munnelly said the new choice gives young people autonomy.

"I think it's about being able to give young people a choice about whether they wish to continue to have support from the state, so I think it's trying to achieve the best of both worlds."

However, Mr Munnelly said raising the age for young people needs to be funded properly.

He said failure to implement, fund and integrate similar things overseas have seen failure.

Meanwhile, the Public Services Association said its members didn't have enough involvement in the review into CYF.

PSA National Secretary Glenn Barclay said there are unanswered questions about how it'll be funded.

"They are talking about redeploying some money out of other agencies, so that would have an impact on those agencies, we're not quite sure in what way," he said.

"We think that our members should have the opportunity to contribute directly to change that affects them, instead of just being on the receiving end of it."