Where will a child in care live.

The local authority will consult with the child's parents about where the child should live, but the local authority will make the final decision.

The child will generally live with

Foster carers.

Fostering means that the social services department arranges for the child to live with foster carers. It enables the child to be cared for in a family environment. Children can be placed with foster carers long term, for example, when the parents are permanently unable to look after their child, or short term, for example when parents are temporarily unable to look after their child because of illness in the family, or the child is in care but it is planned that s/he will return to parents, relatives or friends.

Foster carers are usually a married couple, but single women can foster. It is much more difficult for a single man to be accepted as a foster carer. Foster carers are recruited and selected by the social services department. Relatives and friends of children looked after by the local authority can be approved as foster carers for the children.

Children's homes.

Children's homes can either be administered by local authorities, or by private or charitable organisations such as Barnados. They are run by paid staff. In general, children in children's homes tend to be older. Younger children are placed wherever possible in foster homes.

The way in which the home is organised varies considerably between authorities and according to the attitude of the head of the home. However, children will certainly be encouraged to participate in normal day to day activities within the community. They will usually attend local schools (although some children may go to special schools) and be able to join youth clubs and sports clubs etc.

Some children are placed in children's homes with education provided on the premises. This might be for a variety of reasons such as a problem of persistent truanting or difficult behaviour in school or criminal offences. These homes tend to be larger than children's homes and provide a more structured and disciplined environment, similar to that of a boarding school.

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