Respite and Day-Care Fostering

Respite fostering provides a vital role in caring for a variety of children and young people from just a few hours, overnight or maybe even a few weeks. Respite is planned to suit your lifestyle, accommodate the time you have available and fit in with the child's or foster carer's needs. Occasionally, emergency respite is needed at short notice to help a child who may be in a vulnerable situation but the choice is always yours.

Respite is normally available to children already in foster care, giving them a break from their usual foster carers or giving the foster carers some quality time with their birth families. This type of foster care can be a very rewarding experience as you can develop an ongoing relationship with a child or young person.