Foster parents face state regulations that go far beyond preventing abuse and neglect.
Recruitment of foster parents is at an all-time low, partly because people are fed up with this onerous licensing process. Meanwhile, children languish in institutions or on the floors of child welfare office lobbies—the result of low relative placement and a shortage of non-kin foster homes.
https://reason.com/2023/07/23/foster-parent-red-tape-hurts-families-and-taxpayers/