Full-time foster care means that your child lives with and is cared for by another family. Which foster family your child lives with and for how long depends, for example, on the following:

• The child’s age
• Your child’s developmental stage
• Your child’s attachments
• Opportunities to improve the child-rearing conditions in your home
• The foster parents are selected by the Youth Welfare Office in consultation with you.
• Only suitable individuals can become foster parents and take your child into their home.
• Relatives (e.g., grandparents) can also be foster parents.

Full-time foster care may be temporary or permanent. It is a type of child welfare service. It may also apply to young adults who have reached the age of majority.