依法治院是儿童福利社会化的必然要求，是儿童福利院面向未来规范管理、提高服务质量的必然趋势，是切实保护儿童合法权益的必然选择。依法治院的本质含义在于：所谓“依”是把有关法律法规作为儿童福利院管理的基本依据和最高权威，管理者要依照法律的规定，依法定程序实施管 Ruling the court by law is an inevitable requirement for the socialization of children’s welfare. It is an inevitable trend for the children’s welfare institution to standardize management and improve service quality in the future, and is an inevitable choice for effectively protecting the legitimate rights and interests of children. The essential meaning of administering a hospital according to law lies in that the so-called “according to” is to regard the relevant laws and regulations as the basic basis and the highest authority of the management of children’s welfare institutes. Managers should, in accordance with the law,