What are the ages of children available for foster and adoptive placement?
Children in foster care range from newborn to 18. Families wanting to provide safe and loving homes for these children are able to specify what age of child will work best in their family. For families seeking adoptive placements, a great majority of the children awaiting adoptive homes are school age. Families interested in adopting children under the age of 6 will typically wait longer periods of time for an adoptive match to be found and will likely be asked to assume more legal risk.
