Getting certified to foster/adopt (room requirements)

I can't tell you for Pennsylvania, but it Oklahoma the was approval works is you have to have adequate space for the child's belongings and room to play. Once you put a bed in the room is there still room to play? Also instead of a dresser you could do something like this that would eliminate the no closet issue. . Good thing on the door because they would have found it a privacy issue. I think you will be fine. Best of luck to you!

Does your dining room have a window to the outside? In order to be a bedroom it would need to meet that requirement. An armoir style dresser could work as both a dresser and a closet. That would be a total of 88 square feet, so would be doable if you lay it out correctly. What age of children are you thinking you want to foster. That may make a difference for how things can be laced out. I do not believe there are any size requirements for closets, so you may find it possible to do a very small closet in addition to a dresser. One option I have seen on “This Small Space” was a peg board closet that was 12” to 18” and had shelving both inside for clothes and outside for toys, with a clothing rod also inside. It also had a white board door. Something like that might be useful in your space. If you want to talk to others in PA, there is a group on Facebook called PA Adoption and Foster Support.