Aims and objectives
FosterCare UK aims and objectives are to:
- Develop our services in order that children and young people can develop and grow in line with the five Every Child Matters outcomes:
- Be Healthy
- Stay Safe
- Enjoy and Achieve
- Make a Positive Contribution
- Achieve Economic Wellbeing
- Prepare, support and train foster carers to enable them to provide high quality fostering placements
- Continuously monitor services provided to develop the provision according to need
- Support children and young people within their family placement to optimize their potential in all areas, including: educational, social, psychological, emotional and physical development
- Ensure that a Care Plan for the child’s future is acted upon within the timescales and parameters, set at each review
- Work in close partnership with Local Authorities to promote and safeguard the best interests and welfare of the child/young person
- Provide foster care placements and support packages that offer a stable and consistent experience of family life, enhancing and maximising opportunities
- Promote and expect a child/young person centred approach
- Support young people to ensure that they are prepared for adulthood
- Establish, review and maintain policies and procedures that will comply, and where possible, exceed legislative and statutory requirements and expectations
- Retain foster carers and staff through a strategy that ensures they are appropriately supervised, supported, rewarded and developed
