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Can i Foster as a respite carer?

We need people like you, to help provide a respite home for a child during the summer holidays

You might not be ready, or want to become a full time foster carer. That’s ok, we need people to provide short term respite care for children, especially during the summer holidays.

As a respite carer you would be making a real difference to a child’s life, and helping an existing foster carer.

Our respite carers can commit to looking after a child from 2 weeks a year, up to every school holiday and half term.

You’ll receive a payment of about £400 a week to care for a child, as well as excellent training plus support from us.

If you’d like to know more information, just fill our the below form and we will be in touch.

Fostering Questions

We will try to answer all your questions

Birth Children

Can you foster if you haven’t had your own birth children?

Past Criminal Convictions?

We all have a past, but having a criminal conviction in your history might not stop you fostering

Working?

What kind of jobs, if any, allow you to foster alongside?

Do you have pets?

Find out how fostering and pets can work.

Assesments

How long does the fostering assessment take?

Who needs fostering?

What kind of children need foster homes?

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Download Our Guide To Fostering

We've create a free PDF guide to fostering, to help you understand a bit more about foster care, and the process of applying.

Book A Call Back From Our Team

The easiest thing to do is have a quick phone call so we can answer any questions you have. Don't worry, it's informal and there's no commitment