It can take between 4 to 6 months to be approved as a foster carer, depending on your family circumstances and personal history. As we’ve said before, no two families are the same, and the assessment process can be different for each family. The assessment process is very rigorous and robust and we try to ensure that we have gathered all the available information about you and your family so that once you are approved, your fostering career is a success.

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The Process

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We want you to feel valued, and every child we place is special. Our staff will ask your social worker lots of questions about what you like, and we let the foster carers who are going to look after you know. MORE >

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A child comes into care and needs a foster family every 22 minutes across the UK, the Fostering Network has revealed. The alarming figure highlights the growing pressure on the care system and the scale of the challenge facing fostering services... MORE >

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