Most times a child enters a baby’s home from birth to 3 years of age. Then
they go to another orphanage with other children from age 4 to 8, then
again to another orphanage when they turn 9. Depending on the country,
children may also reside in a foster home setting while they wait to be
adopted.
Some children are found homeless on the street and brought to orphanages.
The orphanages are generally clean. The homes are highly regimented and in
most orphanages the children are loved and cared for by their caregivers.
Because of the economic conditions at the current time, they may not
always receive a sufficient amount of food to eat, but they are always
fed.
Typically, children live in large group settings with an insufficient
number of staff to care for them. Due to institutional living, it is
common for the children to have developmental delays which may manifest in
physical, social, emotional, and language delays. The length of time a
child lives in an institution or orphanage will have an impact on the
extent of potential delays a child may have.
