If you live in the country contact your local Family and Children's Service office. At the information sessions you will learn more about foster care and have a chance to meet foster carers. You will then need to complete an application form and some information sheets. The information you provide will help Family and Children's Services decide whether fostering is right for you and your family at this time. Family and Children's Services will ask for your permission to conduct police checks and review medical and department records.
All information is confidential.
At the end of the information session you will be in a better position to decide whether fostering a child is suitable for you and your family. The final steps to becoming a foster carer involves interviews with you and those who live in your home. An understanding of your family lifestyle is an important part of determining which child would suit the temporary home life you offer. People often wonder who can foster and this page is designed to give some answers. Both 'traditional' and 'non traditional' families may foster with great success.