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Foster carer support

We don’t underestimate the challenges that come with being a foster carer. To deliver a high standard of care, the right training and support is essential.

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Training can boost your career as a foster carer and enhance the care you provide foster children

We help our foster carers to develop their own portfolio of learning in line with the fostering regulations and national minimum standards of legislation. Quality Foster Care offers a wide breadth of training, including specialisms within fostering.

All of the training we provide is completely free of charge.

Training courses

Your support network

You’ll have a lot of experienced people working with you and your foster family – including a dedicated support worker and on call 24/7 emergency cover. We also work with certified counsellors who can offer support to children and foster carers.

Our foster carers form part of a team of childcare experts who are committed to transforming children’s lives, and we support them every step of the way. At Quality Foster Care, we’re a real community, so away from the formal support system, we hold regular support groups and meet ups with other foster families so you can have a chat in an informal setting.

Your support team

  • Supervising social worker
  • Support worker
  • Emergency out of hours service covered by the team – whoever you speak to will know you and your foster family
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Your managerial team

  • Service manager
  • Team manager
  • Office manager
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Support groups and activities

  • Regular carers’ drop-in support groups
  • Regular activities for foster families
  • Respite activity away days for children and young people in care
Participation events

Access to specialists

  • Certified counsellors
  • External specialist paid-for training programmes
  • Foster Talk membership
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Pay and allowances

It is our responsibility to ensure our carers are equipped with the resources they need to offer a safe and loving home. That’s why we pay our foster carers a generous fostering allowance so they can focus on giving their foster child the best possible care.

FAQs

Want to know more about fostering with Quality Foster Care? Head to our frequently asked questions page to find answers to questions our team gets asked.

Downloads & resources

We are proud to be part of the Five Rivers Child Care family, a social enterprise committed to transforming the lives of children and young people. We work closely together to offer a range of online resources and participation events for the children and young people we work with.

We have worked closely with children and young people to create some useful handbooks. You can find some of them here.

Downloads & resources

Can you give a vulnerable young person the experience of family life?

If you think you could offer a stable and safe environment for a child or young person in need, please get in touch.

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