Good Parenting - Meeting a Child's Needs

It is recognized that a child's needs are better met within the setting of a nurturing family. The complexity of the child's/young person's family background has to be taken into account when making a placement, in order to ensure an appropriate match

Our main priority is the child's welfare and their individual needs and circumstances. We aim to provide positive and consistent responses to these needs. We endeavour to match children with families who have a special interest, experience and commitment to caring for a looked after child

We show positive regard for the child's racial, religious, linguistic and cultural needs. The individual child's needs wishes, feelings, abilities and inherent potential, are paramount and is taken into consideration in relation to placement planning and provision

Children and young people will be placed in foster care for a wide variety of reasons. We recognise the need to offer consistently high standards of care in a variety of settings. This will include the promotion of mutual support, diverse choice of placements, rehabilitation, and preparation for independence and integration in the local community

Why not provide a safe and stable family setting AS a Foster carer?

There are children and young people in your locality who just need the experience of good parenting. Not all children who come into the care system have behavioural problems. Most just need to be cared for and would welcome the chance to have a stable family environment

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Focused Fostering

focused Fostering

Unit F26
40 Martell Road
London SE21 8EN

Telephone:
020 8670 0400
Learn how the fostering application process is easy to understand and accessible for you

 

Approval Process

We get to know each other well during the process of becoming a foster carer. You will find out all about being part of our fostering team over the 3 or 4 months leading up to approval

Family fostering

You WIll need:

• Spare bedroom available for fostering
• Experience of caring for children *
• Time and ability to provide each child with the care they need
• To attend training to develop confidence and parenting skills

You will enjoy being a reliable team member of Focused Fostering and share a sense of achievement
*Your experience of caring for children may have been gained as a parent, in a work environment or in a voluntary capacity. Although our carers do foster younger children, the greatest demand is for foster carers for older children
Most foster children do take time before responding to the care that you provide
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