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Questions About
the Home
Q: Are there different types of Foster Homes?
A:
Yes, there are.
The following types of Foster Homes are licensed by San Joaquin County:
EMERGENCY SATELLITE
FOSTER HOMES
These homes provide care for children on an emergency, short-term basis.
LONG-TERM FOSTER HOMES
These homes provide ongoing, long-term foster care for children, which
could extend until the age of 18 years, for the child.
FOSTER-ADOPT HOMES
These homes are licensed for individuals seeking to adopt a child through
San Joaquin County HSA.
Q: What are some of the standards our home must meet?
A: Some of the standards that a
foster home must meet are:
- Foster homes shall be reasonably clean, orderly
and in a good state of repair. They must have enough space to give
children a comfortable and sanitary home.
Play is a child's business. Foster homes need to
have enough indoor play space for children and shall have enough yard
space which for children under 5 years must be fenced and free of hazards
to life and health.
A child needs a place of his own. No foster
child shall sleep in a detached building, unfinished attic, basement,
stair hall or room used for other than bedroom purposes, and family's own
children shall not be moved and made to use such sleeping quarters because
of the presence of a foster child.
Bedrooms shall have privacy, be adequately
ventilated and located within call of an adult. A child must have a place
for his clothing and personal belongings. Two children may share a
bedroom.
Children of opposite sex over five years of age
shall not share a bedroom. Children over two years of age shall not sleep
in the same room with an adult.
Individual beds. An individual bed shall be
provided for each child. Each bed shall have a clean comfortable mattress
and adequate bedding.
All Medications shall be stored in a locked cabinet or storage area.
All cleaning supplies shall be stored up high, safely and out of the
reach of children.
All weapons and firearms shall be safely locked in a storage cabinet.
Ammunition must be locked in a separate location.
There must be a pure water supply. If you have a well, it must
be approved by the County Health Department.
Swimming Pools must meet the following regulations:
- All homes that accept children under 10 years
of age or a child that has a condition including one that makes the
child developmentally disabled, or mentally handicapped, and for whom
special care and supervision is required as a result of his/her
condition, shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools, including swimming
pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot
tubs, spas, fish ponds, and similar bodies of water through a pool cover
or by surrounding the pool with a fence. Fences must have a five-foot,
see-through fence and a self-latching gate.
- Above ground pools must be fenced-in or otherwise be inaccessible
when not in use.
- Spas must have a locking cover.
How many children may share a room?
A: No more
than two children of either gender who are under the age of 5 years may
share a bedroom. If children are over 5, they may share a bedroom with one
other child of the same gender only. Exceptions may be granted depending
upon individual circumstances.
Q: Can my child share a bedroom with a foster child?
A:
Yes, depending upon the
individual foster child. Some foster children may have histories that would
preclude them sharing a room with another child. No more than two children
of either gender who are under the age of 5 years may share a bedroom. If
children are over 5 years of age, they may share a bedroom with one other
child of the same gender only. Exceptions may be granted depending upon
individual circumstances.
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