Short-term fostering
A safe home for days, months or sometimes longer while a local authority makes plans for the child’s future.
Ask about this typeTypes of fostering
Different kinds of care. One shared purpose.
Children need foster homes for different reasons and different lengths of time. The right option depends on your household, experience, availability and the needs you feel able to meet.
Based in ManchesterHere when you’re ready.
Short breaksor care through childhood
Specialist needsmet with extra preparation
Careful matchingbefore every placement
Ways to foster
Explore every placement type.
You do not need to choose alone. Assessment, training and open discussion help identify the types of fostering that fit your family.
Long-term fostering
Stable care with one family through childhood and often into the young person’s transition to independence.
Ask about this typeEmergency foster care
Immediate safety when a child must leave home unexpectedly, often outside normal working hours.
Ask about this typeRespite foster care
Planned short breaks that support children, birth families or other foster families.
Ask about this typeParent and child fostering
A parent and baby or child stay with a foster carer who provides guidance, observation and practical support.
Ask about this typeAsylum-seeking children
Culturally sensitive care, advocacy and stability for young people who have arrived in the UK without family.
Ask about this typeFostering teenagers
Trust, boundaries and encouragement for young people moving through adolescence and towards independence.
Ask about this typeFostering siblings
Space and commitment to help brothers and sisters remain together wherever that is right for them.
Ask about this typeFinding your fit
Capacity matters more than labels.
Some carers feel drawn to a particular age group or placement type from the start; others discover their strengths through training and assessment. Your approval can reflect the number and ages of children you can care for and any specialist skills you bring.
The team considers the effect of each placement on you, your children, wider family, work and support network. A good match protects stability for everyone.
Take the first step
Could fostering be part of your story?
Ask your questions in a relaxed, confidential conversation with our Manchester team.