Hear firsthand from our extraordinary foster carers and discover lots of information from our experienced local team in Nottingham. Ask questions, share stories, and start your fostering journey to support local children. (Did we say there is lots of tea and cake?)
Fostering is a wonderful way to make a positive impact on the life of a child or young person who is in need of a safe and supportive home.
Join us at our office in at our Nottingham Office between 12pm-7pm (Unit 26, Eldon Road Business Park, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 6DZ), for an informal chat about fostering all while gaining first-hand knowledge about the impactful difference you can make in the lives of children in and around Nottingham. This is an excellent opportunity to meet our amazing foster carers and professional team who will be on hand to answer all of your questions. There is no big presentation, and no need to pre-book. Just pop by and find out whether fostering is right for you now or in the future.
Know someone who has the heart to become a foster carer? Bring them along too! Together, let's make a positive change in our community.
Becoming a foster carer is a life-changing decision so you probably have lots of questions. Can I be in a same-sex relationship? Can I foster if I rent my home? Can I work alongside fostering? Yes, yes and yes! There are so many myths around fostering that it's good to do your research first so you feel fully prepared to start your fostering journey. Pop in and also ask us about:
How our dedicated Head of Education supports you with your child's education
Our extensive initial training and ongoing comprehensive training
Our 24/7 unrivalled support, 365 days a year to ensure our support never stops
Our regular carer support groups, day trips and activities for all the family
Our competitive weekly allowance and benefits packages
Our various types of fostering services from Parent & Child to Therapeutic-Led and more!
We are searching for foster families in Nottingham, Derby and Leicester to provide nurturing homes to children of all ages, from newborns to young adults. We know that there are people who have been thinking about fostering for months, even years, but now is a great time to take that first step.
Unit 26, Eldon Road Business Park, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 6DZ
Tel: 0115 9815 604
then give us a call or fill out the short form below and our friendly fostering advisor will give you a call. She will be able to answer any questions you have. Alternatively, you can book a call back at a time that suits you by using the "book your fostering adviser call back" button.
Select a date and time using the calendar below and your fostering adviser will call you back and answer any questions you may have.
Liz and Rob have been fostering with us for five years. After a forty year career in nursing, Liz knew fostering was something she always wanted to do. They are experienced in parent and child fostering as well as sibling placements.
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East Midlands couple Graham and Damian, specialise in fostering children with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), fiercely advocating and giving the children in their care the childhood’s they deserve. Whether it be within education or social settings, the couple said, ‘we have fought for their voices to be heard and for them to have the support they deserve’.
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Single carer Natasha, 44, from Nottingham, has first-hand experience fostering a child with ADHD and talks about the highs and lows of her fostering journey, the frustrations in the diagnosis, and the stigmas and struggles children with ADHD face today.
