FosterCare UK provides foster families for children and young people from the ages of 0 - 18 years. Placements are available for sibling groups, Parent and Child, children and young people with minor disabilities and young people seeking asylum.
We are particularly experienced in emergency, short-term, bridging and long-term placements and match children and young people depending on the needs identified in the child or young person's care plan and initial referral.
We have developed a comprehensive support package for our foster carers, tailored to the government's Every Child Matters strategy, with benefits including NVQ Level 3 training, 24 hour support, access to therapeutic and educational specialists, stakeholder pension, regular respite, holiday grants and highly competitive rates of pay.
Jonathan Toomey, Managing Director says "I believe the experiences, specialist knowledge and proven track record of all people involved in the service offers a unique alternative to Local Authorities placement needs".
By working closely with Local Authorities teams, it is possible to achieve positive outcomes for the children in placement. We provide a flexible and responsive fostering service capable of assessing the full needs of the child or young person and therefore supporting the Local Authority in fulfilling Care Plans.
We offer a complete service provision to Local Authorities across the country - We are rated as "good to Outstanding" by Ofsted, are an "approved Pan London Contractor" and have ISO 9001: 2008 & Investors in People Accreditation.
We believe that children and young people in our care are individuals with their own specific and distinct capabilities and needs. They may require a more flexible and responsive approach to meet their social, physical, emotional and educational development.
Our foster carers have been recruited from diverse backgrounds, trained, assessed and approved to ensure they have the ability to meet the requirements of children and young people with complex needs. They are particularly experienced in working with children and young people, who have experienced difficult life circumstances and may present challenging behaviours.
We have put in place a comprehensive post approval training plan, exceeding the CWDC standards and NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. Our training facilitates and enables foster carers to care for and support children appropriately.
Our work is "Child Focused" and our practice enshrines the five key outcomes for all our Children and Young People.
