Ratio of Entries to Exits 0.95 1.05 1.15 0.7 1.1 1.2 1998 1999 2000 2001 In which year is this ratio at its best value? 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Ratio of Foster Care Entries to Exits by Year each total; even if he/she exited and re-entered within the same year. 2007 once during the year. "Exit" refers to children who have exited the foster care Year The graph below has information gathered from the US Department of Health years. "Entry" refers to children who have entered foster care services at least system at least once during the year. Each child is only counted once towards 2008 and Human Service reports regarding children in foster care over the last several 2009 20 10 2011 2012 2013 2014 20 15 20 16 2017