If you’re thinking about fostering children, you probably have a lot of questions. Are you suitable? How can you apply? What financial support will you get? How can you access training? Here’s what you need to know.
Fostering is looking after babies, children and young people who are in need of a safe, stable family environment.
Enriching and rewarding, fostering changes the lives of carers and their families, as well as the young people in their care.
Discover more about how we help you during the application process and continue this support as you become an approved foster carer.
Single, married, under 30, over 50, homeowner, tenant… your ability to care for and nurture a child is what matters most.
We offer several types of fostering, which are designed to suit the needs of children, including short term and long term.
Here’s a quick and easy way to check if you can apply to be a foster carer.
Some carers prefer ‘foster carer’, while others prefer ‘foster parent’. Is there a difference?
Use our quick appraisal tool to see if you can apply to be a foster carer.