If you work full time but you’d still like to foster a child, providing emergency or respite foster care at the weekends might suit you. Emergency foster care is just that – they happen suddenly and you might only have an hour or two’s warning. Respite foster care can be a planned event, even a recurring one. This is where you foster a child (who possibly has special needs or a disability) so their family can have a break. Read more about the different ways you can foster a child.