Types of fostering
We are looking for lots of different people with different experiences and backgrounds to care for children and young people who are just as individual as our carers. Whether it's fostering for a night, a week, a month, a year or more, sharing your heart and home can shape a child's life and future for the better.
As a foster carer, you can be approved for different types of fostering in line with your availability and circumstances.
Different types of fostering
Short term
Short-term fostering is a temporary arrangement for children in care. We look for short term foster care when parents are unable to care for their child on a temporary basis, usually up to two years until a child's plan is finalised.
Long term / permanence
Long-term fostering is where a foster carer agrees to care for a child or children for long periods, often into adulthood. Children benefit from greater stability from a young age right through to the age of 18 and beyond, where possible
Short break support
Short break care is sometimes known as respite care. As with all families, foster care adults and children can benefit from time away from their usual living arrangements
Specialist
Specialist foster care requires carers who are willing to care for children or young people who have higher levels of need. To be a specialist foster carer, you will complete extra training
Parent and child
Parent and child fostering is where a young parent, who may be within the later stages of pregnancy or with a newborn, stays with a foster carer
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
Across the North East there is a growing number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children who have no responsible adult to look after them.
Which types of fostering are a fit for you?
Whether it's fostering for a week, a month, a year or more, sharing your heart and home can shape a child's life and future for the better. If you think you could provide care and support for a child in our region, get in touch.
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