- Who can foster
Can you foster a child, our priority groups and the six steps to becoming a foster carer - Types of fostering
Different options depending on your skills, interests, experience and availability - Meet our foster carers
Videos and case studies from our foster carers - Already a foster carer
Support packages; allowances; training and development; fast track transfers - Looking after someone else's child
Private fostering; parental responsibility and step parent adoption - Adoption
Adopting, early permanence, adoption support and tracing service
Welcome to Cambridgeshire County Council’s fostering service
Children may need foster care for a range of different reasons, but in most cases they have experienced neglect or abuse and are at risk of significant harm. Fostering provides the stability and family support that a child or young person needs when they are unable to live at home. with their parents. Some looked after children return to their birth families, or other family members, while others remain with foster carers. until they are ready to live independently. Some children move on to adoption or residential care.
Come and find out more about becoming a foster carer
- Cambridge Professional Development Centre (CB2 9NL) on Thursday the 30 January from 12pm to 6pm.
- Scott House in Huntingdon (PE29 3AD) on Tuesday the 28 January from 1pm to 5pm.
These are a great way to ask any questions that you may have about becoming a foster carer and hear about what’s involved. We look forward to seeing you!
Interested in fostering with us? We'd love to hear from you.
Fostering Service, Cambridgeshire County Council, Scott House, 5 George Street, Huntingdon PE29 3AD.
Telephone: 0800 052 0078
Email: fostering@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
