Abstract The primary goal of this research is to explore the attitude towards exclusion of children from families and foster care, starting from the need to get to know the attitude of young people that have experienced being in foster care and by that used the system of public care for children in the Republic of Croatia, and the attitude of young people that have not experienced being in foster care but are potential foster parents. Total of 197 people were examined – 53 people that have been in foster care and 144 people that have been raised in their biological families. The participants are aged 18-35, average age is 21.14 (sd=3.26), 50.3% of participants are female and 49.7% are male. Two types of questionnaires were used with regards to target subgroup. The questionnaires contain questions on sociodemographic data, data on adoption and Attitude scale toward exclusion of children from the families and Attitude scale toward foster care placement developed by Ţ. Kamenov, B. Sladić-Franz and M. Ajduković (2005). Attitudes of young people with and without experience of being in foster care are positive towards both questions, somewhat more positive towards foster care than towards exclusion of children. Young people with the experience of being in foster care have more positive attitude towards both questions. Young people without the experience of being in foster care see it less as a sign of love for children. They also do not make such a difference between foster care and institutions and see exclusion of children from the families as less beneficial and more cruel. Young people with the experience of being in foster care informed on children's rights in the foster care and on support sources in the process have a more positive attitude towards foster care and are much more aware of its benefits in comparison to institutions. The attitude of young people aware of the reason of exclusion towards exclusion of children from the families is much more positive. They see exclusion as less cruel and do not see the excluded child as a child without perspective. This paper also examines how young people see the state's care, whether they are informed on public care for children outside families and whether they are prepared to become foster parents.