[1] Founded in Kingston in September 1918, the facility houses children from all parishes ranging in age from birth to 18 years.
[7] The facility is run by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency of Jamaica.
As part of a $USD 1 million construction project, the complex will provide housing accommodation for females aged 18–21, who have exited State care and have no other living options, over a period of two years.
[9] These facilities form part of a multi-agency project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) over a period of six years at a cost of US$5.2 million.
[10] State minister Robert Morgan has stated that thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) from the Child Protection and Family Services Agency will go towards constructing the Child Therapeutic Centre at Maxfield Park Children's Home.