How fostering a child works

Thousands of children in the UK need a foster carer who can provide a safe and secure place to live – and there are nowhere near enough foster carers to fulfil that urgent need. Becoming a foster carer to a child is a life-changing and enriching opportunity for anybody who takes it on. But taking…

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What types of foster care are there?

Foster care simply means you’ll be caring for children and young people when they are not able to live with their own families. Foster parents differ from adoptive parents because they do not take parental responsibility for the children in their care. However, there are different types of foster care, which we have set out…

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