Step 3:
Foster care application form

If you’re ready to get the ball rolling with your fostering assessment, you’ll need to complete an application form. This covers a range of things, including basic personal details and work history, but also asks about your personal circumstances and home life, and why you want to foster.

You can complete this online via a link that we’ll share with you. If you’d prefer to do it on paper, we’ll send you a form in the post.

When we get it back, our assessment manager will consider it in detail and if they’re happy, we’ll assign you a dedicated social worker to help you through the rest of the process. This starts with the fostering assessment, otherwise known as the ‘Form F’.

As well as your dedicated social worker, you’ll have continuous access to your local Fosterplus team throughout your assessment, so you’ll always feel well connected.

Next step:
fostering assessment

Once your application has been accepted, you’ll start your fostering assessment. This takes around 4-6 months to complete and includes a series of social work visits, background checks and references, and some initial training too.

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Reasons to join Fosterplus…

Why choose us?

Everything we do is geared towards this idea of continuity, and it’s something that our foster parents experience too – with stable teams and consistent support and training.

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Support for the family

With Fosterplus, you’ll be connected to the support you need 24/7/365. This ranges from a dedicated social worker, regular support groups, direct access to Fosterplus management and an out of hours service.

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Generous allowances

You’ll benefit from an attractive fostering payment for when a child is in your care, together with other benefits and rewards. Find out how much you could receive using our allowance calculator.

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Speak to our team

Ready to take your first step into fostering? We’re here to support you on your journey…

Enquiry

You are required to have a spare bedroom that’s always available to a foster child. The spare room cannot be shared, and must be big enough to fit a single bed, a wardrobe and a chest of drawers.

Do you have a spare room?*

To be approved as a foster carer in the UK, you must be a British citizen or have the legal right to remain in the UK without restrictions that would prevent fostering.

Which of the following applies to you?*

How can we help you with your enquiry?*

The following questions are intended to help us understand your experience with children. Please note that prior experience is not required to become a foster carer, as full training will be provided.

Have you had children of your own?*

Do you have professional experience of working with children?*

Have you had any prior experience of fostering, such as being a foster parent or growing up in a fostering family?*

Have you ever adopted a child?*

Are you happy to receive regular fostering news from us?*

Yes

No

First Name*

Last Name*

Phone Number*

Email Address*

Postcode*