Number of children per bedroom?

July 8, 2012

I know here you need to have 50 square feet per child, but does anyone know if there's a maximum number of children that can share a bedroom? (Somehow I just can't picture someone being approved by their agency to have 5 children in one room, no matter how big it is.)

TeacherMom72

July 9, 2012

I am not 100% sure, but I know we were approved for 4 children since we had 2 extra bedrooms. Not for sure if we can have been approved for a bigger sibling group, but then again four was our max.

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StephanieMB

July 9, 2012

If your bedroom was big enough to equal 50sf per child, then you would be allowed to have that many in there.

We had 4 children in one room before, because the square footage allowed it.

I can tell you from experience that the only way it works successfully, is if all are one gender (obviously) and near the same age. Teens just don't appreciate having 6 yo's in the same room.

millie58

July 9, 2012

In NY, you can have up to 3. I'm not sure if it alllows more if the rooms are larger.

FosterMom2Be

July 30, 2012

We were approved for 3. We have one available bedroom 2 can share. The 3rd would have to be a baby which would have to sleep in me and my husbands bedroom for a certain amount of time. I think they said until 1 year of age.