How Do You Run A Pre-Adoption Care Foster Home?
A pre-adoption care foster home gives temporary lodging to one or more children while they wait for the adoption process to finish. You can run your own pre-adoption facility out of your house, but you must go through extensive training and background checks. Prepare yourself and your family members for background checks. In some states, anyone over 14 years old must have both a criminal background check and a motor vehicle safety examination. The child abuse and negligence records of residents over 10 years old must be examined as well. Call your State Department of Social Services to pick up your application to run a pre-adoption foster care home. Ask where you can take the required CPR and first-aid training classes. Schedule an appointment to have your home inspected after you submit the application. Inform local adoption agencies and state departments of your certification and approval to run a pre-adoption care foster home. Depending on demand, you may have a child placed in your
