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Placement Stability

Trends for the Last 5 Years

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Children in Care < 12 Months with 2 or Fewer Placements
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Children in Care 12-24 Months with 2 or Fewer Placements
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Children in Care 24+ Months with 2 or Fewer Placements
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Children in Care < 12 Months with 2 or Fewer Placements

	Sep-2021	Mar-2022	Sep-2022	Mar-2023	Sep-2023	Mar-2024	Sep-2024	Mar-2025	Sep-2025	Mar-2026
Count	1794	1752	1685	1665	1596	1548	1625	1676	1757	1669
Percent	87.59%	87.16%	87.66%	88.89%	88.12%	89.68%	88.12%	87.47%	88.02%	88.49%
Total	2048	2010	1922	1873	1811	1726	1844	1916	1996	1886

Children in Care 12-24 Months with 2 or Fewer Placements

	Sep-2021	Mar-2022	Sep-2022	Mar-2023	Sep-2023	Mar-2024	Sep-2024	Mar-2025	Sep-2025	Mar-2026
Count	1188	1162	1199	1153	1061	1066	1038	1007	1067	1069
Percent	74.90%	73.96%	72.22%	72.01%	72.22%	73.41%	72.84%	72.81%	72.48%	70.84%
Total	1586	1571	1660	1601	1469	1452	1425	1383	1472	1509

Children in Care 24+ Months with 2 or Fewer Placements

	Sep-2021	Mar-2022	Sep-2022	Mar-2023	Sep-2023	Mar-2024	Sep-2024	Mar-2025	Sep-2025	Mar-2026
Count	341	381	398	419	440	464	463	448	397	393
Percent	48.41%	48.53%	49.84%	47.72%	48.37%	47.58%	45.31%	45.18%	44.52%	44.67%
Total	1384	1504	1575	1626	1749	1780	1706	1704	1552	1520