"We've been privately fostering children for 20 years," revealsGloucestershire-based carer Jane Williams. "We were interested infostering formally and had discussed this with our children, but then aneighbour asked us if we'd foster a Chinese girl she knew. Her parentsworked long hours in their restaurant and didn't want her left on herown in a room above where they worked.
"We had a family meeting and agreed to go ahead," she continues, "andever since we've privately fostered Chinese children. It's all done byword of mouth, but we make sure they're registered with our GP andenrolled in a good playgroup. And, of course, it's always done with theparents' authorisation."
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