Short term fostering

Short term (task centred) fostering is a type of fostering for children and young people that is used when children first come into foster care.

The children are either in care proceedings or their parents or caregivers are no longer able to look after them. The aim of short term fostering is to ensure a child or young person is looked after until they can return home, move into long term fostering or become adopted.

As a short term foster carer you would be looking after a child or young person on a full-time basis, you could be preparing a child to return to their own family, to an adoptive family or long term foster carers or helping older children to get ready for living independently. The task can often change whilst the child or young person is living with you.

If you have your own children, you will normally care for children who are younger than your own as we find that this works best with family dynamics but it's your choice on the age of children you decide to care for.

Read Cathy's story and find out what it’s really like to be a short term foster carer.

Ready to take the next step or looking for more information about short term fostering?

Enquire online now or call 0800 169 2061  today and we’ll help answer your questions about fostering and short term fostering.