Parent & Child Fostering
Parent & Child Fostering
Parent & Child Fostering
In a parent and child placement, you support a vulnerable parent and their baby or young child together. Your role is to help the parent develop safe, confident caregiving skills in a supportive home environment.
In a parent and child placement, you support a vulnerable parent and their baby or young child together. Your role is to help the parent develop safe, confident caregiving skills in a supportive home environment.
Overview
Overview
What parent and child fostering involves
What parent and child fostering involves
What parent and child fostering involves
These placements support families at a critical time. You provide a stable home, model routines, and encourage safe parenting. You’ll work closely with professionals and share observations that help inform decisions about the child’s future.
These placements support families at a critical time. You provide a stable home, model routines, and encourage safe parenting. You’ll work closely with professionals and share observations that help inform decisions about the child’s future.
Your role
Your role
Support, guidance and boundaries
Support, guidance and boundaries
Support, guidance and boundaries
Parent and child fostering is structured and supportive. You’ll help the parent build skills like feeding, sleeping routines, appointments and safety in the home. You’ll also balance empathy with clear boundaries, and you’ll be supported to understand what’s expected in reports and meetings.
Parent and child fostering is structured and supportive. You’ll help the parent build skills like feeding, sleeping routines, appointments and safety in the home. You’ll also balance empathy with clear boundaries, and you’ll be supported to understand what’s expected in reports and meetings.
Homefinding & Fostering
Homefinding & Fostering
At a glance
At a glance
Founded in Kent in 1996. Supporting foster carers and children across Kent and London for over 25 years.
Founded in Kent in 1996. Supporting foster carers and children across Kent and London for over 25 years.
Support
Support
Training and specialist support
Training and specialist support
You’ll receive training in areas like infant care, safeguarding, attachment and trauma-informed practice. Your supervising social worker will support you through the placement and help you navigate the professional side of the role.
You’ll receive training in areas like infant care, safeguarding, attachment and trauma-informed practice. Your supervising social worker will support you through the placement and help you navigate the professional side of the role.
Next steps
Next steps
Talk to us about parent and child fostering
Talk to us about parent and child fostering
If you’re interested in supporting a parent and baby together, we’d love to talk. Contact us for a confidential chat about what’s involved and whether it could suit your home.
If you’re interested in supporting a parent and baby together, we’d love to talk. Contact us for a confidential chat about what’s involved and whether it could suit your home.
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Our Address
The Homefinding & Fostering Agency
Vinters Park
Maidstone
ME14 5NZ
© 2026 Homefinding & Fostering Agency.
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Our Address
The Homefinding & Fostering Agency
Vinters Park
Maidstone
ME14 5NZ
© 2026 Homefinding & Fostering Agency.