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Originally Posted By Yvette

Thanks for the support. I have a million questions so I guess I better sign on as a member. When do I need to prepare for the home study. I'm told they will be looking for specifics such as fire extinguishers, cabinet locks, and clamps on the mini-blind cords? Also, I have room available so that's not a problem. But without knowing anything about the children waiting, when do I start to prepare the room, seek out day care or school information, etc? A person I know (though not very well) adopted three brothers. She told me the agency was impressed because she already had this type of information prepared. I may be way ahead of myself, but I don't want to wait until the last minute. I'm interested in adopting a toddler, though the book I recently read about this type of adoption wasn't very positive in nature. Are there more potential concerns with this age group?