Questions to Ask an Orphanage

Here are some questions that the answers vary place to place....

Question
1.
What does your Program Fee include?
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How many successful adoptions has your orphanage completed?
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How long have you been adopting out from your orphanage?
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What is your average completion time from when the dossier is received?
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Can you offer references?
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Are there religious requirements through your orphanage?
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How do you deal with complaints? What kind of complaints have you gotten in the last 6 months and how were they resolved?
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8.
Are vaccinations given to the children within the orphanage? Which vaccinations?
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May we see a fee structure, and a complete financial report, from both your agency and child care facility, including a breakdown of the percentage of money that goes directly to child care? (If either the agency or the orphanage is "non-profit," they are required to able to do so.)
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Can I have a copy of your adoption contract to review it before committing?
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Why should I choose you as my orphanage?
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How long will it take from dossier submission to the referral of a child? How much time do I have to decide on a referral? What happens if I don't accept the referral?
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What information do we receive about a referral before we travel? How thorough and accurate is the medical information?
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14. Am I allowed to visit the orphanage/my child prior to finalization?
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How many care givers are there? Or the ratio of care givers to children?

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16. At what age do the infants/toddlers begin to walk? (This will give you an idea on whether or not they sit in a crib ALL DAY long or not.)
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17. Do the school aged children attend school?
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18. What diseases and conditions are the children tested for? (Common examples are Syphalis, HIV, Taburculosis, and Sickle Cell)
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