Service Description: The Isle of Wight Adoption Service provides a service for those who live on the Isle of Wight for whom adoption has been or will be part of their life. The service is always looking for adults to provide an adoptive home for children who cannot live with their birth families. Adoption may involve single children or sibling groups. Ages may range from birth to adolescence. Some children will have special needs. If you are adopted or are a birth parent, we can also offer you a range of services.
Also known as:- Directorate for Community Wellbeing and Social Care
Answer: There are very few babies available for adoption in this country. For a number of reasons, it is unusual for a child to be placed for adoption under the age of 1 year and most children are older. If you want to adopt a baby, it is likely that you will have a lengthy wait. We feel it is important that adopters make informed decisions about things like the age of the child that they hope to adopt so, during your assessment, your Social Worker will help you to look closely at these issues. According to BAAF (British Association for Adoption and Fostering) statistics out of the 3,050 children who were adopted from care during the year ending 31st March 2011 only 60 of these were under 1 year old.