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Initial Placement Types

Initial placement types for children entering substitute care during the year.

Data extracted on December 31, 2024.

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Aurora Sub-Region		Initial Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children Entering Substitute Care
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children Entering Substitute Care
2018	0	0.0%	302	64.7%	128	27.4%	7	1.5%	7	1.5%	1	0.2%	22	4.7%	467
2019	0	0.0%	337	63.8%	167	31.6%	2	0.4%	6	1.1%	1	0.2%	15	2.8%	528
2020	6	0.8%	547	71.7%	165	21.6%	6	0.8%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%	29	3.8%	763
2021	12	1.2%	716	73.0%	193	19.7%	4	0.4%	15	1.5%	1	0.1%	40	4.1%	981
2022	5	0.6%	641	76.3%	159	18.9%	6	0.7%	4	0.5%	2	0.2%	23	2.7%	840
2023	2	0.3%	557	78.1%	112	15.7%	1	0.1%	13	1.8%	3	0.4%	25	3.5%	713
2024	12	1.6%	559	76.6%	128	17.5%	1	0.1%	9	1.2%	1	0.1%	20	2.7%	730
2025*	1	0.4%	202	78.9%	35	13.7%	1	0.4%	13	5.1%	1	0.4%	3	1.2%	256

Aurora Sub-Region		Initial Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children Entering Substitute Care
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children Entering Substitute Care
2018	Black (Non-Latinx)	0	0.0%	91	65.0%	35	25.0%	3	2.1%	2	1.4%	0	0.0%	9	6.4%	140
	White (Non-Latinx)	0	0.0%	126	66.0%	53	27.7%	2	1.0%	3	1.6%	1	0.5%	6	3.1%	191
	Latinx (Any Race)	0	0.0%	60	61.9%	27	27.8%	1	1.0%	2	2.1%	0	0.0%	7	7.2%	97
	Other Race	0	0.0%	22	64.7%	11	32.4%	1	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	34
	ALL CHILDREN	0	0.0%	302	64.7%	128	27.4%	7	1.5%	7	1.5%	1	0.2%	22	4.7%	467
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	0	0.0%	126	65.3%	57	29.5%	0	0.0%	4	2.1%	1	0.5%	5	2.6%	193
	White (Non-Latinx)	0	0.0%	114	60.0%	67	35.3%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	7	3.7%	190
	Latinx (Any Race)	0	0.0%	81	70.4%	29	25.2%	1	0.9%	1	0.9%	0	0.0%	3	2.6%	115
	Other Race	0	0.0%	15	53.6%	13	46.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	28
	ALL CHILDREN	0	0.0%	337	63.8%	167	31.6%	2	0.4%	6	1.1%	1	0.2%	15	2.8%	528
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	3	1.2%	169	66.5%	66	26.0%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	13	5.1%	254
	White (Non-Latinx)	1	0.4%	208	73.5%	56	19.8%	3	1.1%	5	1.8%	2	0.7%	8	2.8%	283
	Latinx (Any Race)	2	1.1%	142	76.8%	31	16.8%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	8	4.3%	185
	Other Race	0	0.0%	24	64.9%	12	32.4%	1	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	37
	ALL CHILDREN	6	0.8%	547	71.7%	165	21.6%	6	0.8%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%	29	3.8%	763
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	3	1.3%	159	68.5%	52	22.4%	3	1.3%	5	2.2%	1	0.4%	9	3.9%	232
	White (Non-Latinx)	7	1.8%	291	74.8%	63	16.2%	0	0.0%	6	1.5%	0	0.0%	22	5.7%	389
	Latinx (Any Race)	2	0.6%	233	74.9%	66	21.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	8	2.6%	311
	Other Race	0	0.0%	24	63.2%	10	26.3%	1	2.6%	2	5.3%	0	0.0%	1	2.6%	38
	ALL CHILDREN	12	1.2%	716	73.0%	193	19.7%	4	0.4%	15	1.5%	1	0.1%	40	4.1%	981
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	1	0.4%	204	76.7%	49	18.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	10	3.8%	266
	White (Non-Latinx)	3	1.0%	229	76.3%	56	18.7%	2	0.7%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	8	2.7%	300
	Latinx (Any Race)	1	0.4%	185	76.4%	48	19.8%	3	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	2.1%	242
	Other Race	0	0.0%	20	74.1%	4	14.8%	0	0.0%	2	7.4%	1	3.7%	0	0.0%	27
	ALL CHILDREN	5	0.6%	641	76.3%	159	18.9%	6	0.7%	4	0.5%	2	0.2%	23	2.7%	840
2023	Black (Non-Latinx)	0	0.0%	174	81.7%	26	12.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	3	1.4%	9	4.2%	213
	White (Non-Latinx)	0	0.0%	204	74.7%	49	17.9%	1	0.4%	9	3.3%	0	0.0%	10	3.7%	273
	Latinx (Any Race)	2	1.1%	143	79.4%	30	16.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	4	2.2%	180
	Other Race	0	0.0%	27	79.4%	5	14.7%	0	0.0%	1	2.9%	0	0.0%	1	2.9%	34
	ALL CHILDREN	2	0.3%	557	78.1%	112	15.7%	1	0.1%	13	1.8%	3	0.4%	25	3.5%	713
2024	Black (Non-Latinx)	0	0.0%	169	77.9%	43	19.8%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	4	1.8%	217
	White (Non-Latinx)	4	1.6%	201	79.4%	35	13.8%	1	0.4%	3	1.2%	0	0.0%	9	3.6%	253
	Latinx (Any Race)	6	2.7%	167	73.9%	41	18.1%	0	0.0%	5	2.2%	0	0.0%	7	3.1%	226
	Other Race	1	3.3%	21	70.0%	8	26.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	30
	ALL CHILDREN	12	1.6%	559	76.6%	128	17.5%	1	0.1%	9	1.2%	1	0.1%	20	2.7%	730
2025*	Black (Non-Latinx)	0	0.0%	65	83.3%	9	11.5%	0	0.0%	3	3.8%	0	0.0%	1	1.3%	78
	White (Non-Latinx)	1	1.2%	57	67.9%	15	17.9%	1	1.2%	9	10.7%	1	1.2%	0	0.0%	84
	Latinx (Any Race)	0	0.0%	71	85.5%	9	10.8%	0	0.0%	1	1.2%	0	0.0%	2	2.4%	83
	Other Race	0	0.0%	7	87.5%	1	12.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8
	ALL CHILDREN	1	0.4%	202	78.9%	35	13.7%	1	0.4%	13	5.1%	1	0.4%	3	1.2%	256

Aurora Sub-Region		Initial Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children Entering Substitute Care
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children Entering Substitute Care
2018	0 to 2	0	0.0%	109	59.2%	71	38.6%	3	1.6%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	184
	3 to 5	0	0.0%	58	69.0%	26	31.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	84
	6 to 11	0	0.0%	71	74.7%	19	20.0%	3	3.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	2.1%	95
	12 to 17	0	0.0%	64	61.5%	12	11.5%	1	1.0%	7	6.7%	0	0.0%	20	19.2%	104
	ALL CHILDREN	0	0.0%	302	64.7%	128	27.4%	7	1.5%	7	1.5%	1	0.2%	22	4.7%	467
2019	0 to 2	0	0.0%	130	62.5%	77	37.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	208
	3 to 5	0	0.0%	50	61.0%	31	37.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	1.2%	0	0.0%	82
	6 to 11	0	0.0%	86	69.9%	37	30.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	123
	12 to 17	0	0.0%	71	61.7%	22	19.1%	2	1.7%	6	5.2%	0	0.0%	14	12.2%	115
	ALL CHILDREN	0	0.0%	337	63.8%	167	31.6%	2	0.4%	6	1.1%	1	0.2%	15	2.8%	528
2020	0 to 2	3	0.9%	223	69.5%	91	28.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	321
	3 to 5	2	1.5%	112	82.4%	21	15.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	136
	6 to 11	0	0.0%	131	78.9%	32	19.3%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	1.2%	166
	12 to 17	1	0.7%	81	57.9%	21	15.0%	4	2.9%	4	2.9%	4	2.9%	25	17.9%	140
	ALL CHILDREN	6	0.8%	547	71.7%	165	21.6%	6	0.8%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%	29	3.8%	763
2021	0 to 2	4	1.0%	274	69.5%	114	28.9%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	394
	3 to 5	4	2.3%	140	79.1%	26	14.7%	2	1.1%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	4	2.3%	177
	6 to 11	3	1.3%	188	82.8%	29	12.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	3.1%	227
	12 to 17	1	0.5%	114	62.3%	24	13.1%	1	0.5%	14	7.7%	1	0.5%	28	15.3%	183
	ALL CHILDREN	12	1.2%	716	73.0%	193	19.7%	4	0.4%	15	1.5%	1	0.1%	40	4.1%	981
2022	0 to 2	1	0.3%	225	73.1%	77	25.0%	3	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	308
	3 to 5	0	0.0%	136	82.4%	24	14.5%	2	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	1.8%	165
	6 to 11	1	0.5%	171	80.3%	38	17.8%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.9%	213
	12 to 17	3	1.9%	109	70.8%	20	13.0%	0	0.0%	4	2.6%	2	1.3%	16	10.4%	154
	ALL CHILDREN	5	0.6%	641	76.3%	159	18.9%	6	0.7%	4	0.5%	2	0.2%	23	2.7%	840
2023	0 to 2	1	0.4%	201	75.3%	61	22.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	1.5%	267
	3 to 5	1	0.8%	106	79.7%	24	18.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	1.5%	133
	6 to 11	0	0.0%	158	91.3%	13	7.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	173
	12 to 17	0	0.0%	92	65.7%	14	10.0%	1	0.7%	12	8.6%	3	2.1%	18	12.9%	140
	ALL CHILDREN	2	0.3%	557	78.1%	112	15.7%	1	0.1%	13	1.8%	3	0.4%	25	3.5%	713
2024	0 to 2	5	2.1%	166	68.3%	72	29.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	243
	3 to 5	2	1.3%	131	87.3%	17	11.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	150
	6 to 11	1	0.5%	161	86.1%	20	10.7%	0	0.0%	2	1.1%	0	0.0%	3	1.6%	187
	12 to 17	4	2.7%	101	67.3%	19	12.7%	1	0.7%	7	4.7%	1	0.7%	17	11.3%	150
	ALL CHILDREN	12	1.6%	559	76.6%	128	17.5%	1	0.1%	9	1.2%	1	0.1%	20	2.7%	730
2025*	0 to 2	0	0.0%	64	73.6%	22	25.3%	1	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	87
	3 to 5	0	0.0%	45	90.0%	4	8.0%	0	0.0%	1	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	50
	6 to 11	1	1.4%	62	84.9%	4	5.5%	0	0.0%	6	8.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	73
	12 to 17	0	0.0%	31	67.4%	5	10.9%	0	0.0%	6	13.0%	1	2.2%	3	6.5%	46
	ALL CHILDREN	1	0.4%	202	78.9%	35	13.7%	1	0.4%	13	5.1%	1	0.4%	3	1.2%	256

Aurora Sub-Region		Initial Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children Entering Substitute Care
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children Entering Substitute Care
2018	Female	0	0.0%	147	65.9%	64	28.7%	4	1.8%	3	1.3%	1	0.4%	4	1.8%	223
	Male	0	0.0%	155	63.5%	64	26.2%	3	1.2%	4	1.6%	0	0.0%	18	7.4%	244
	ALL CHILDREN	0	0.0%	302	64.7%	128	27.4%	7	1.5%	7	1.5%	1	0.2%	22	4.7%	467
2019	Female	0	0.0%	178	66.7%	84	31.5%	1	0.4%	2	0.7%	0	0.0%	2	0.7%	267
	Male	0	0.0%	159	60.9%	83	31.8%	1	0.4%	4	1.5%	1	0.4%	13	5.0%	261
	ALL CHILDREN	0	0.0%	337	63.8%	167	31.6%	2	0.4%	6	1.1%	1	0.2%	15	2.8%	528
2020	Female	4	1.1%	273	72.4%	85	22.5%	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	11	2.9%	377
	Male	2	0.5%	274	71.0%	80	20.7%	6	1.6%	4	1.0%	2	0.5%	18	4.7%	386
	ALL CHILDREN	6	0.8%	547	71.7%	165	21.6%	6	0.8%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%	29	3.8%	763
2021	Female	6	1.3%	337	73.4%	92	20.0%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%	0	0.0%	20	4.4%	459
	Male	6	1.1%	379	72.6%	101	19.3%	3	0.6%	12	2.3%	1	0.2%	20	3.8%	522
	ALL CHILDREN	12	1.2%	716	73.0%	193	19.7%	4	0.4%	15	1.5%	1	0.1%	40	4.1%	981
2022	Female	2	0.5%	315	80.2%	60	15.3%	4	1.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	10	2.5%	393
	Male	3	0.7%	326	72.9%	99	22.1%	2	0.4%	3	0.7%	1	0.2%	13	2.9%	447
	ALL CHILDREN	5	0.6%	641	76.3%	159	18.9%	6	0.7%	4	0.5%	2	0.2%	23	2.7%	840
2023	Female	1	0.3%	266	77.8%	60	17.5%	1	0.3%	3	0.9%	2	0.6%	9	2.6%	342
	Male	1	0.3%	291	78.4%	52	14.0%	0	0.0%	10	2.7%	1	0.3%	16	4.3%	371
	ALL CHILDREN	2	0.3%	557	78.1%	112	15.7%	1	0.1%	13	1.8%	3	0.4%	25	3.5%	713
2024	Female	5	1.6%	250	77.9%	53	16.5%	0	0.0%	4	1.2%	1	0.3%	8	2.5%	321
	Male	7	1.7%	309	75.6%	75	18.3%	1	0.2%	5	1.2%	0	0.0%	12	2.9%	409
	ALL CHILDREN	12	1.6%	559	76.6%	128	17.5%	1	0.1%	9	1.2%	1	0.1%	20	2.7%	730
2025*	Female	1	0.7%	112	80.0%	18	12.9%	0	0.0%	8	5.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.7%	140
	Male	0	0.0%	90	77.6%	17	14.7%	1	0.9%	5	4.3%	1	0.9%	2	1.7%	116
	ALL CHILDREN	1	0.4%	202	78.9%	35	13.7%	1	0.4%	13	5.1%	1	0.4%	3	1.2%	256