Q. You have started a program to keep the children of families in crisis from entering foster care.

She fled at 13, and spent months on the street before entering foster care.

This is a serious concern as many children entering care need more support to overcome barriers to learning.

Born in Dunedin, he entered foster care at age 7 when his father died.

The fastest growing age group entering foster care is the very young child.

In 2004, sibling groups entering foster care were placed together almost 90 percent of the time.

Some elderly people entering private care do so using there own financial resources.

First, there are ideas concerned with the choice of when an individual should enter care.

For example, we may try to explain an observed phenomenon well known to social workers, such as why children enter care.

This normal stage has become a "school" problem as growing numbers of young children with two working parents enter preschool and day care.