The finding prompted the Fostering Network to call on local authorities to introduce a minimum of 108 a week for carers.
Jane Butler, manager of the Fostering Network Wales, was "disappointed, but not surprised" by the findings.
A spokeswoman for the Welsh Assembly Government, which commissioned the report Fit to foster?, said: "The assembly will work with local authorities to consider how to make improvements in the service."
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