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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you say you only want babies most public agencies will not license you (the private ones will.)  
If you say you are open to anything any agency will license you.
Once you have gone through licensing you can say you are open to anything- but are most comfortable with younger children.
You will be pushed to move out of your comfort zone- and that might well end up being a good thing for you.
Babies sound easier- but they really are not.
I know you said you prefer MD or DC.  If you are really looking at foster care- the nice thing about Alexandria City and Arlington County is they are fairly small- so it is much more likely you can keep kids in schools- manage driving to DSS etc.  [/quote]

OP here--Thanks for this. We don't just want babies. I think from what I've read DC licenses for 0-6, 7-12, and 13-21. From prior experiences with kids, I actually really enjoy toddlers and the 4-6 year old set though babies are fine too (and a stay-at-home parent might allow us to take kids who are too little for day care or who have some special medical needs). My wife was a camp counselor and has experience with slightly older kids. But we have really not been around tweens or teens much and feel like we need to work up to that. If we are in DC it looks like we'd have a 2-bedroom place, so we could take siblings if they're able to share a room. I think I saw a thread on here from a while back that Arlington didn't need more foster parents but I could call them and check. Alexandria is an interesting idea (especially since I like old houses) and we will look into it, though I think we'd rather live closer to friends and relatives in MD, and it would be a better commute.[/quote]

I didn't see the thread that said Arlington didn't need foster parents- that's definitely not true.  Arlington is always recruiting- they still have to place a lot of kids outside of Arlington.

That being said- I would not base your decision on where to live based on this. If MD is better for your commute and closer to your family- you should live there.  [/quote]

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