Can my parents watch my foster child?

Anyone who you know to be sufficiently reliable and mature may care for your children in foster care, including your biological child, a relative or neighbor. The length of babysitting time depends on the maturity and needs of your child and the maturity of the babysitter.

Can foster carers use babysitters?

Foster Carers may have identified family members or friends who can provide regular baby sitting services for them as part of their initial assessment and approval process. Sitters must always be someone who is well known to the Foster Carers and trusted by them and someone with who the fostered child is also familiar.

Why is confidentiality important in fostering?

Foster carers need to consider carefully what information their immediate family need to have about the child to ensure they and the child remain safe. Foster children and their families have the right to expect that information about them is kept secure and confidential.

How much notice does a foster carer have to give?

We ask that foster carers give at least 28 days notice if they feel they can no longer care for a child. Sometimes despite all efforts, a placement ends quickly before a pre-disruption meeting can be held. When this happens, a disruption meeting may be held after the child has moved on.

Does foster care pay for daycare in Michigan?

Foster children automatically qualify for day care benefits regardless of family income. Foster families may only claim this benefit while working for an employer or while attending school as an undergraduate (*graduate programs may not qualify).

Can a foster home really care for a child?

While a foster home can care for a child, there are often many relatives willing to step up, and there is no comparison to the benefits of a family’s love and connection.

Why a factsheet on foster care?

The factsheet seeks to dispel common myths that both sides might hold about the other by drawing from foster and birth parent interviews and taking a lessons-learned approach. Promotes increased coordination between birth parents and foster parents to improve outcomes for children in out-of-home care.

Are foster parents better than biological parents in Cinc cases?

While foster parents can provide care similar to and, given the common circumstances involved in CINC cases, at times quite possibly better than a biological parent, the mere existence of the foster family represents that the placement is anything but an example of stability and continuance.

Can foster parents view the child’s record?

During the foster placement, if the foster parent requests to view the record upon experiencing problems with the child’s adjustment, the full record shall be made available for viewing by the foster parent. 18. To be free of unnecessary or excessive medication.