The development of early and coordinated efforts to promote children’s and young people’s wellbeing and offer complementary support to those in difficult life situations is a highly prioritized goal of the Swedish policy and reflected also in other Nordic countries. The Scottish model Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) has been used as an exemplary way to proceed, and a number of development processes has started to implement local versions inspired from the model. The article departs from an on-going evaluation of one of these in the Kronoberg Region bringing eight municipalities and the regional health authority together in the development of a common framework and joint assessment and coordination tools. Reforms in the public sector have to consider the soil in which a new model is supposed to grow, and even well-thought models could experience hindrances if challenging pre-existing routines, traditions and overall practices. An example of this is the coordinating tool and practice associated to the GIRFEC child’s plan in relation to the coordinated individual plans (SIP) already offered to accomplish the intentions using similar approach. The article will compare these plans by reviewing previous literature about their respective implementation and function. The results indicate deviations; while the children's plans (in Scotland) having contributed to interprofessional collaboration, the SIP has functioned as a device for sorting out responsibilities between involved authorities. Also, children's and parents' participation in planning seems to be greater in Scotland. The comparison points out several structural obstacles needed to be considered in further implementation of coordinated children’s plans.