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Home Study Preparation Checklist

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Get ready for the home study with calm and clarity. This free home study preparation checklist gives you a 26-item head start so nothing important slips through the cracks. it's been shaped by real families using it in real moments — the kind you don't get a second chance to prepare for. Use it as-is, or open it in Checkbloom to customise every item, share it with anyone by link (no account required on their end), and tick things off together in real time from any phone. When you're offline, changes queue and sync the moment you're back. Every Checkbloom template is free to preview and free to download as a PDF. Create a list from this template and share it with anyone by link — they can check items off in real time with no account or app download required.
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What's on the list

  • Confirm your assigned social worker and agency
  • Request the full home study checklist in writing
  • Gather birth certificates for all household members
  • Gather marriage and divorce certificates
  • Get medical clearance letter for each adult
  • Complete required fingerprinting and background checks
  • Request employer reference letters
  • Line up three to five personal references
  • Write your autobiographies as requested
  • Update your will and guardianship plan
  • Provide proof of income and tax returns
  • Provide proof of homeowners or renters insurance
  • Install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
  • Have a working fire extinguisher accessible
  • Lock up all medications and cleaning products
  • Secure firearms in a locked safe
  • Pool, balcony, and stair safety as required
  • Confirm a working landline or mobile for emergencies
  • Prepare the child's bedroom to spec
  • Plan responses to common interview questions
  • Discuss parenting approach as a couple
  • Complete all required training hours
  • Bring pets up to date on vaccinations
  • Tidy the home — clean, not staged
  • Have refreshments ready for the visit
  • Breathe — this is a conversation, not an exam

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