Am I eligible to foster?

Not true! We’re not worried about your homeowner status so you can still foster if you rent. What’s important to us is that you can offer a stable environment, and you have a spare room for a child (or space in your bedroom to care for a child under 2).

Not the case at all. Many people foster if they’re single, so this should never stop you!

Experience with children isn’t necessarily required with fostering, as we ensure you have all of the right training so that you can be confident in the care you provide. Experience can be required for some more specialist types of fostering, but experience can be built in time!

Lots of people think that having children living at home means you can’t foster. This isn’t the case at all, and we have lots of families who provide foster care with children already at home! In fact, children in the home can be a comfort to a foster child, and children who foster step into the role of big sibling and friend very well!

If you’re concerned it might not work for your family, having an open conversation with your family and children can help and allow you to see if you’re all on the same page.

Having a disability won’t stop you from fostering! As long as you’re able to provide the necessary love and support, we’d love to have you! We are able to help with accommodating your needs so that you can foster confidently.

Many people think that foster carers must have had children of their own but that’s not the case. Whilst experience with children can help, it’s not essential as we will guide you on your journey!

Having a job isn’t a barrier to fostering as there are lots of types of foster care which can be flexible and work around your job. However, it’s important that you have the time to dedicate to supporting a child, outside of your work hours. Many employers are now Fostering Friendly, which means you can have additional support and flexibility if you are a foster carer. Alternatively, if you were thinking about fostering full-time, this is possible too as you can receive generous financial allowances.

Do you have a dog? Cat? Snake? Or something more exotic? No problem.
Fostering with a pet is absolutely possible, but they are considered in our application process as it’s important that we keep our children and pets safe too! Pets can actually be of huge comfort to children in foster care, and lots of our foster carers foster whilst having pets too!

This is not the case at all. Your sexual orientation or identity does not stop you from becoming a foster carer!

There’s no such thing as too old in our eyes! There is no upper age limit to fostering, as what is important to us is that you’re able to provide the care and support a child might need.

If you think your health might impact your ability to foster, it’s worth having a chat with our team to find out more. We might be able to signpost you to a type of fostering or supported lodgings that could work for you!

Being unemployed isn’t something to worry about when applying to foster, and actually, for many, fostering turns into their career or primary job.

When going through the application process, we’re more interested in if you can offer the support a child would need, rather than your employment status.