Independent Fostering Providers in London

Cornerways are actively seeking mature families (singles and couples) without young children at home, especially for parent and baby fostering, aswell as fostering for children and teenagers of all ages and for brothers and sisters, for short and long term placements.

ISP is an independent, not-for-profit, provider of high quality childcare in family settings, complemented by specialist teams in education, therapy and social work.
We care for "difficult to place" children and young people, whose development has been impaired by abuse or trauma, resulting in emotional, behavioural and social difficulties.

Our multi-disciplinary approach enables us to create an individual care plan for each child, focussing on their complex needs. ISP believes that our foster carers are pivotal in achieving successful outcomes for the children in their care.

Established in 1990, Kindercare Fostering is an experienced Independent Fostering Agency who seek to provide a safe and caring environment where children and young people can live to their full potential.

The activities that underpin our services include:

• The recruitment of a broad range of carers throughout the UK
• Ongoing 24 hour support via a dedicated emergency support system provided by our Supervising Social Workers and a Service Manager
• Regular, relevant quality training
• Management, support, supervision and monitoring, including planning meetings, case conferences and regular reviews
• Continuous assessment of carers including annual reviews and updating of references and other checks.

Established since 1998, we are an Independent Fostering Service with an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. We value our foster carers and pay accordingly, (from £461 per week for a teenager) with added benefits of excellent training and support, paid respite, retainer fees and an annual training incentive fee. Our main office is in Crowthorne, Berkshire, but we are about to open 3 additional local offices in Crawley, South London and Essex, which we feel will better meet the needs of our foster carers and our Local Authority customers. We currently have 88 foster carers and over 120 children placed across the South east of England. We are preferred providers for most of the Local Authorities in our area, including London Boroughs.

• Comprehensive rates
• Personalized support for foster carers
• Core Training and Special Interest Training
• Respite Holidays for Carers
• Social and Support functions for foster carers
• Professional recognition for all carers
• Good support and supervision
• Investors in people recognized company
• Membership provided to Fostering Network

St Christopher’s operates specialist schemes in both Sandwell, and Essex. This is a therapeutic carer scheme in partnership with the LA’s. These schemes require one carer to be at home full time, and generally not to have birth children in the home. These are retained schemes, meaning that even if there is no one in placement, a fee is paid. These placements focus on Teenagers, Parent and child and large sibling groups.

Generally these children and young people have had difficulties settling into previous placements and on occasion, have been in remand.

In London alongside our standard service offerings; St Christopher’s also operates a specialist Asylum / Unaccompanied minor’s scheme. Particularly appropriate in the areas around the main airports, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead. We specifically look for practicing Moslems, ideally speaking Urdu or Punjabi as well as English.

St Christopher’s operates specialist schemes in both Sandwell, and Essex. This is a therapeutic carer scheme in partnership with the LA’s. These schemes require one carer to be at home full time, and generally not to have birth children in the home. These are retained schemes, meaning that even if there is no one in placement, a fee is paid. These placements focus on Teenagers, Parent and child and large sibling groups.

Generally these children and young people have had difficulties settling into previous placements and on occasion, have been in remand.

In London alongside our standard service offerings; St Christopher’s also operates a specialist Asylum / Unaccompanied minor’s scheme. Particularly appropriate in the areas around the main airports, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead. We specifically look for practicing Moslems, ideally speaking Urdu or Punjabi as well as English.

We are always actively recruiting for foster carers.