Parent & Child Foster Placements

In our previous articles over the last nine months, we have covered fostering children and how to overcome the challenges and gain from the positives. Now to take a different angle; have you ever considered becoming a foster carer for a parent and their child?

Parent and child foster placements involve fostering of a parent and their own child. This is normally a mother and their baby. They will come and stay at your home while you provide them with your knowledge and support to enable them to look after the child themselves and integrate in the community. This typically lasts up to 12 weeks.

A pre-requisite to becoming a parent and child carer is to have a spare room and space to accommodate the placement in the home. Once you go through the initial get-to-know and choose to join Footprints, we can complete your assessment and approval in 4-6 months. And the rewards are just as great as being a foster carer for children and young people with financial reward, full specialist training and 24/7 social worker support.

How to start the process? It’s easy! Give us a call today for more information, you will always have a friendly voice to talk to at Footprints.