Your journey
Transfer to Us
We will answer any questions that you have about the process and we will not, at this initial stage, share information about your situation with your current provider, handling your enquiry professionally and with confidentiality.
Ready to make the transition to fostering with Team Fostering?
Are you currently a foster carer with another fostering agency or provider in the North East, Yorkshire or East Midlands but not getting the support or facilities you need for the children in your care?
Transferring to Team Fostering could change all that. Whether you currently have children placed with you or not, we provide a smooth transfer process which always has the best interests of you and any children with you in mind.
This begins with a completely confidential phone call where we can answer all your questions through to a slim-lined assessment process built on your existing Form F.
Carers who’ve transferred to Team Fostering tell us how much better the support is as well as praising our family feel, the warm welcome they got as new carers and the huge range of activities, experiences and events we offer.
Not for Profit
We are an ethical, not-for-profit agency with no shareholders, which means that all surplus funds are reinvested into the services offered to foster carers, children and young people.
Comprehensive Support
We offer an extremely high level of support, including our new psychological support service and our highly praised Education and Support Service.
Expert Training Opportunities
We provide extensive and well-organised training opportunities that are available at Team Fostering, presented by both expert internal staff and with external specialists.
21 nights short break care
We now offer 21 nights paid short break care to our foster carers, after listening to the feedback from our carers around the support needed.
Excellent pay and benefits
We provide foster carers with comprehensive support including a range of fees, allowances and benefits. Find out more.
Enriching Activities for Carers
Foster carers can partake in the fantastic range of activities, trips, working groups and holidays that are arranged for children and young people.
Word of Mouth Payment Scheme
If you know someone who would make a brilliant foster carer, you can refer them to Team Fostering and receive up to £1200 depending on how far they progress through the process.
Team laptop
To help with all the paperwork, you’ll get a Team Fostering laptop to use during your time with us.
It’s been a breath of fresh air coming to Team Fostering.
“I can’t express enough what the support’s been like compared to what we haven’t had in the past. What Team Fostering can offer with all the individual departments they have. It’s a breath of fresh air.
“It’s a completely different feeling and we already feel like part of the family.”
– Foster carers Denise and Rachel, transferred to Team Fostering in 2025.
Transferring with a Child in Placement
Our whole team is here to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible, both for you and any children you might currently be looking after.
If you have children with you, we’ll do our absolute best to ensure they transfer to Team Fostering with you, working closely with their social worker and the Local Authority.
Children and young people see the benefits of transferring to Team Fostering just as much as our foster carers – gaining access to fantastic one-to-one educational support, a huge range of activities which boost their confidence and help them make friends, life skills, an annual holiday and two memorial funds which support them with life changing experiences and planning for future life beyond care.
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