[Larue]

Greetings forum. We’re recently started the process to become licensed in Washington State. I have been lurking here for a few weeks, and reading though various threads. And it has really been a wealth of information. A little background…we have a 3 year old daughter who joined our family through international adoption from Guatemala, and recently completed a home study for another international adoption, this time from Nepal. After talking to our social worker and the attorney who recently completed our daughter’s readoption, we decided we would like to also pursue foster adoption through our agency. They are amending our home study, and we’re working on the requirements to become licensed. Our hope is to be placed with a child under 3. We’re open to race and gender.

I’m sure there are many factors that influence this, and since we’re hoping for a baby/toddler, our wait may be a long one. But in your experience, how long did you wait after being licensed to receive your first placement?

Thanks for any experiences you can share!