The process of growing up is extremely demanding for children and young people with the experience of life in alternative care. Being separated from their biological family, they are often left without formal support and a functional social network. Thus, they face a series of challenges whilst living an independent life. Young people who are preparing to leave the care and those who have been living independently for some time pointed out many problems they faced, for which they were not prepared. The aim of this thesis is to describe the process of preparing young people to leave the Vrbina Sisak Children's Home from the perspective of experts. This was accomplished through a series of research questions: How do experts perceive the readiness of young people who leave the home and what are their most relevant needs in the process of leaving care? What difficulties / challenges do experts cite as relevant in that period? What do experts do in the process of preparing young people to leave care? What are the suggestions for improving the process when leaving the care system? Qualitative research was conducted on a deliberate sample of six participants employed in the Vrbina Sisak Children's Home. A qualitative method of data collection was used – a semi-structured interview. The interview consisted of ten open-ended questions and their associated sub-questions. Content analysis was used as a research method to process the collected data. Results indicate that young people are generally unprepared for an independent life and that this depends, among other things, on their personal motivation, the seriousness of the preparation itself and the extent to which they rely on the help of professional workers. Their social network also plays a big role in the readiness of young people to leave care. The interviewed participants regard that ensuring existential needs, mastering practical life skills, making joint decisions is in the best interest of a child whilst working on self-reliance is extremely important in order for a young person to successfully become independent. When considering the difficulties faced by young people in this process, research has shown that they obtain an unrealistic image of an independent life, they face obstacles in the process of leaving care in the sense of the absence of systematic solutions, problems of employment for young people and lack of time of professional staff, as well as certain personal characteristics of young persons also play a role. When asked what experts do in the field of preparing young people to leave care, the participants answered that they do counselling and practical preparation. In discussing propositions for improving the entire system, it becomes evident there are specific needs in the institution itself. Not only in terms of increasing the number of employees, professional training, mastering practical life skills for young people, etc., but also in concrete help in the form of securing a job for young people and certain financial help. help. Finally, research participants cite organized housing with occasional support as an example of good practice.