Types of fostering

Long-term fostering

Most children and young people who are fostered will return to their birth families.

However, if this is not possible then we must consider the best way for them to have a permanent family.

Long-term fostering is where a child or young person who cannot return home lives with the same foster carer until they are older and are ready to live on their own.

Long-term foster carers are desperately needed for children aged five to 10 years old who are in care.

Short term fostering

Allows foster carers to look after a child or young person for a weekend up to two years stay. The aim of short term fostering is to get the child home to their family as soon as possible.

Short-term carers are desperately needed for children aged 0 to seven years old who are in our care.

Oldham Family Link Scheme

The scheme provides weekend, overnight, and holiday stays for children with disabilities in need of a break from home.

Emergency fostering

Emergency fostering provides a child with a place to go immediately, no matter what hour of a day or night, when it is essential to remove a child from a particular situation.

Short-break fostering

Short-break carers look after children for a few days or weeks in order to help them remain at home with their families, or give their usual foster carer a break from caring.

Mother and baby fostering

This kind of fostering provides a home for a young mother and her baby.