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Steps to fostering and adoption

Watch professional and personal views of the process you'll go through to adopt or foster a child.

View the step by step guide

The guide uses Flash and will launch in a pop-up window. If you cannot view it, you may need to download Flash or upgrade your Flash player. You can find out more about this at BBC Webwise.

What's in the guide?

The ten videos, each about four minutes long, cover:

  • How to contact an agency
  • Meeting your social worker
  • The types of questions you'll be asked
  • Who decides if you can adopt
  • How you'll be matched with a child
  • What happens once your child moves in
  • The emotional impact on you and your family

You can share your experiences of fostering and adoption on the parenting message boards.

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