Main Office: 1616 E. Wooster St. Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 Ph: 419.354.5437

Springfield/Dayton Office: Coming Soon!! Contact us at 866.847.5437

A foster parent certification is valid for two years from the date of licensing. Therefore, every two years foster parents must go through a recertification process. This process entails our Licensing Speciaist returning to your home to discuss with you any changes in your home, family, etc. She will ask you about any problems or concerns you may have with the agency as well as any praise or suggestions for improvements that can be made.

After becoming licensed, Famiy Foster Parents are required to complete 40 hours of continuing training every two years to maintain their license and Treatment Foster Parents are required to complete 60 hours of continuing training every two years. Foster parents may complete 1/3rd of these hours with online trainings or books and/or video trainings. The remainder of the continuing training hours must be held in a classroom setting with an instructor present.

Kids Count Too provides 2 hours per month of continuing training. Our agency also provides child care during most of our continuing trainings as we understand how difficult it may be to find someone to care for foster children during this time. Our training topics are determined based on the needs of our foster parents at the current time and the information that is provided on the foster parents training needs assessment forms, which are completed upon re-certification every two years. Foster parents may choose to attend outside trainings at other facilities with the approval of the Administrator of Kids Count Too.

Click Here for our agency's 2011 training schedule.