Can a child-placing agency administrator be an administrator for two residential child-care operations?

• A. Yes, if at least one agency manages 25 or fewer foster homes
• B. Yes, always
• C. No, never
• D. Only if the second operation is temporary

Answer: (A)

This question tests how many residential child-care operations one administrator can oversee under the policy that governs dual leadership. The right answer says yes, but only if at least one of the operations has 25 or fewer foster homes. The idea behind this rule is to keep supervision and compliance achievable. When one operation is small (25 or fewer foster homes), a single administrator can effectively handle essential duties across both sites—licensing, safety, staff oversight, and required reporting—without overloading their capacity. If both operations exceed that size, the administration load becomes too great for one person to maintain the necessary level of oversight, so dual administration isn’t allowed. The other options misstate the limit by suggesting it’s always allowed, never allowed, or only permissible temporarily, which doesn’t align with the established size-based threshold.