Adoption News Letter

FACTS

In 2001, there were 1.5 million

adopted children in the United
States, representing 2.5 percent of
all children.

Starting school may be an adopted

persons first encounter with the
people outside their family and
friends.

Adoption cost tend to differ

according to the origin, race, sex,
and age of the child, as do waiting
times involved, with white
American-born baby girls costing
the most and older black boys the
least.
LAWS RELATED TO ADOPTION

States generally require reports

that include information about the
birth parents medical and genetic
histories, family and social
backgrounds, mental health
histories, religious backgrounds,
ethnic and racial backgrounds, and
educational levels attained.

In most instances, only nonidentifying information is shared

with the adopting parents.

The timeframes for collecting the

information and making a report
about the birth family vary from
State to State.

Adoption

DEAR HEAD START FAMILIES,

I know that lately there have been
some families who feel left out
when we are doing our lessons on
family. I am so happy that those
who came up told me how they felt.
I am now taking that into
consideration and making sure that
they feel welcome in our classroom.
So from now on when we are doing
our family lessons, I am going to
make sure that everyone feels like
they can talk about their family.
Every family no matter how
different is special and I want the
children to show that.

[OUR THANKS]

I just want to thank all the families

in our class. You guys can help us
include everyone in our lessons as
well as our lives. I encourage you
all to make friends so our children
know that we care about everyone
and that we only want the best for
them and for families of all kinds.

Families are everywhere

If you have any more questions not

only can you talk to me but you can
also go to these websites that I have
listed below.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/offandrun
ning/adoption_fact_sheet.php
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topic
s/adoption/?hasBeenRedirected=1

Kayce King