Fostering with Sunbeam

Sunbeam Fostering Agency

Become a foster carer with Sunbeam Fostering Agency. Do you want to become a foster carer and looking for a local fostering agency with whom you want to become a foster carer? Sunbeam offers up to £700 per child per week with excellent support to all foster carers.

Sunbeam provides local support to all carers. We have many different offices and local support centres in many different locations to make it easier for all our foster carers. This means you will have a supervising social worker local to you and available to support you if you need them. Also, we have a support team available on a 24/7/365 basis who will help and support you while fostering with Sunbeam.

Sunbeam Fostering Agency is one of the largest and most progressive independent fostering agencies in England, we have many offices and support centres in different locations to make it easier for all our foster carers. Please visit our contact us page to locate the nearest Sunbeam office to you.

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Getting started with fostering

How to become a foster carer with Sunbeam

There are a number of things involved in the process. Normally this can take from 3-6 months depending on how quickly we receive these checks and other related actions to become a foster parent. The process can be completed on a timely basis, we have excellent experience of assessments, we have approved over 1,000+ foster carers. Sunbeam's professional team will be there to help and support you at every step.

You will receive full support at all stages and help with anything you are unsure of.

Simple process

7 Steps to become a foster carer

The process of becoming a foster carer is summarised below. There are 7 easy steps to become a foster carer. For full details of 7 steps involved to become a foster carer, please click on the button below to visit the page. You will receive full support at all stages and help with anything you are unsure of.

7 steps to become a foster carer

Make an Enquiry

Call us or complete an online enquiry form Sunbeam will contact you for an initial discussion and arrange for an enquiry form to be completed over the phone or online.

Initial Home Visit

A worker from Sunbeam will visit to discuss fostering with you further, to gather some background information about you and your family and to check you have appropriate bedroom space in your home and discuss any other Health & Safety related issues.

Preparation & Training

You will receive specific training through a three day training course to prepare you to foster and to achieve “Skills to Foster”. Attending courses will also allow you to meet other carers, share experiences and learn more about foster care.

Approved

The Agency decision maker will have the final decision regarding your approval. Once approved you will then be a registered carer with Sunbeam Fostering Agency, and be able to take “looked after children” and young people into your home and care for them.

Fostering with Sunbeam