Types of

Fostering

Why are there different types of fostering?

Children and young people come into care for different reasons which is why there are different types of foster care.

Some of our foster carers specialise in specific types of foster care, whereas others have skills and experience that allow them to provide a wide range of different care. Whichever type of foster care you are interested in providing, we will offer you a whole range of training and support to help you grow your knowledge so you can offer the best care possible.

Fostering Teenagers

Fostering teenagers could be the most rewarding thing you ever do. We are looking for foster carers who can provide teenagers with a safe, stable and secure home.

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Fostering Siblings

Fostering siblings helps keep brothers and sisters together. To be fostered together retains a connection to family, and can bring feelings of familiarity and comfort.

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Long Term Fostering

Long term fostering can provide stability, consistency and familiarity to young people, enabling them to flourish, rebuild their confidence and improve their wellbeing.

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Short Term Fostering

Short term fostering is one of the most rewarding types of foster care, because it is about providing the stepping stones to help change and improve children’s lives.

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Parent & Child Fostering

Parent and child fostering (sometimes known as mother and baby placements) is where you offer a home to both the parent and the child.

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Disability Foster Care

By providing a safe and stable home to a child with a disability, you will be giving a young person the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential.

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Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

We are urgently seeking foster carers across the UK to specialise in unaccompanied and asylum seeking fostering.

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Emergency Fostering

Emergency foster carers have such an important role to play in providing immediate support to children and young people when they need it most.

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Remand Fostering

Remand fostering offers a safe family accommodation for alleged young offenders from the age of 10 to 17, while they are awaiting trial or sentencing.

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Step Down Fostering

Step down fostering, also known as ‘residential to fostering’ or ‘step forward’, is when a young person moves from a residential home to a foster family.

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Short Break Fostering

Short break fostering (also known as ‘stay over break’ or ‘respite fostering’) is when you provide care for young person over a very short period of time.

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