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The importance of respite care for families in Essex and…

Overview: Exploring the importance of respite care, demand for foster carers and how much you get paid for respite foster…

Quality Foster Care Celebrates Essex Pride
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Celebrating Pride Month: Quality Foster Care and New Family Social…

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate and embrace the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. In this spirit of…

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Parent and child fostering in Essex: what support is available…

Overview: An introduction to parent and child fostering, plus information about support and the benefits for Quality Foster Care carers…

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Celebrating Community this Foster Care Fortnight

Foster Care Fortnight 2023 is celebrated from 15th – 28th May. This year the theme is #FosteringCommunties! Foster Care Fortnight 2023 is a…

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How We’re Celebrating Care Day 2023

Friday, 17 February, is Care Day – the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people with care experience! This…

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Quality Foster Care rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted

Following a recent inspection, Quality Foster Care has received a Good Ofsted rating. The report recognises that the overall experiences…

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Self care at Christmas

Christmas, the period around it, and winter in general can bring moments of real joy, but they can also present…

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In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

Quality Foster Care was deeply saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022. During the 70…

Foster Stories

Pete’s foster story

Meet Pete Hillman, who spent more than 20 years as facilities manager at an insurance broker. Pete now fosters full-time…

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Easter celebrations at QFC

Happy Easter from all of us at Quality Foster Care! We are celebrating by sharing the lovely arts and crafts…

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QFC awards ceremony

Every two years, we hold an awards ceremony to celebrate some of the incredible children and young people that we…

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Christmas card competition

Congratulations to the creators of these three amazing designs, they are the winners of our Christmas card competition for 2021!…

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Ann’s foster story

Ann, from Canvey Island, first joined Quality Foster Care as a full-time foster carer in 2004 so she could work…

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Proudly presenting the runners up of our 2024 Festive Card Competition! 🎉 Big cheers to W for their charming handprint snowmen and S for a merry Minion Santa! Congrats to all participants, your creativity sparkled! 🎨❤️ #FestiveFun #festivecardcompetition ... See MoreSee Less

Proudly presenting the runners up of our 2024 Festive Card Competition! 🎉 Big cheers to W for their charming handprint snowmen and S for a merry Minion Santa! Congrats to all participants, your creativity sparkled! 🎨❤️ #FestiveFun #FestiveCardCompetitionImage attachment

This year, our Festive Card Competition received an unprecedented number of entries! Every design was superb, showcasing immense creativity, which made selecting our 2024 winners exceptionally challenging. Keep an eye out! In the upcoming weeks, we'll reveal the breathtaking designs from our winner and runners-up on our social media platforms. You won't want to miss the amazing artwork that made this competition truly remarkable! 🎨😊 ... See MoreSee Less

At Quality Foster Care, we’re experienced in supporting foster carers in all kinds of fostering journeys, including parent and child fostering.

This type of fostering means a child and their parent(s) will come and stay with you in your home, benefitting from your support, guidance, and compassion while they develop their parenting skills.

Could parent and child fostering be right for you?

Learn all about this type of fostering in our blog 👉 bit.ly/QFCParentChildBlog

#Fostering #ParentAndChild #FosterCare
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At Quality Foster Care, we’re experienced in supporting foster carers in all kinds of fostering journeys, including parent and child fostering.

This type of fostering means a child and their parent(s) will come and stay with you in your home, benefitting from your support, guidance, and compassion while they develop their parenting skills.

Could parent and child fostering be right for you?

Learn all about this type of fostering in our blog 👉 https://bit.ly/QFCParentChildBlog 

#Fostering #ParentAndChild #FosterCare

Have you ever considered opening your heart and home as a foster parent? 💙🏡

Fostering a child or young person is more than just meeting their basic needs; it's a chance to positively shape their future.

We're here to provide all the information you need to get started.
Discover more on our website.
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#MakeADifference #FosterParent #TransformALife
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Have you ever considered opening your heart and home as a foster parent? 💙🏡

Fostering a child or young person is more than just meeting their basic needs; its a chance to positively shape their future.

Were here to provide all the information you need to get started.
Discover more on our website.
https://buff.ly/4aS7VaN

#MakeADifference #FosterParent #TransformALife
3 weeks ago

Hear from Pete, one of our Foster Carers on the moments that matter most to him:

“We sit down for dinner together every single evening and discuss our days, what’s going on in the world and all sorts. We also have movie nights watching a film together over a pizza and we do other things as a family including outings and family holidays."

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Hear from Pete, one of our Foster Carers on the moments that matter most to him:

“We sit down for dinner together every single evening and discuss our days, what’s going on in the world and all sorts. We also have movie nights watching a film together over a pizza and we do other things as a family including outings and family holidays. 

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Happy International Men's Day! ✨

Thank you to all the fantastic Foster Carers, Social Workers, and men shaping a brighter future for our young people! ❤️

#InternationalMensDay #MenInFostering #IMD24
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