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Greater London Fostering Outstanding rated London fostering agency with over 25 years experience. Recruiting carers now. London's Fostering Agency

23/10/2026

Finding great foster carers matters. Helping great foster carers thrive and continue fostering matters just as much.

Our existing foster carers are some of the most powerful advocates for fostering.

Send us a message to find out what our foster carers say about fostering.

21/10/2026

Fostering needs all of us. There are different routes into fostering. Explore them and find the organisation that is right for you.

Send us a message or give us a call to find out if you could be a foster carer with us

19/10/2026

Independent fostering services bring enormous diversity to England’s fostering system. What makes us stand out from the other agencies?


We care for and respect our foster carers

We understand the realities of fostering – foster carers provide care 24/7

We help our young people recognise and pursue their ambitions

Send this post to someone interested in becoming a foster carer!

16/10/2026

There is a shortfall of around 6,000 foster carers in the UK. There are hundreds of fostering agencies in the UK, all of whom need to work together to meet this shortfall.

Children benefit when we collectively attract more brilliant people into fostering, support them well and enable them to continue fostering.

If you are interested in becoming a foster carer, send us a message for more information about the process.

14/10/2026

Fostering isn’t about grand gestures. Sometimes, the smallest acts can make the biggest difference. The routine, the stability, the dinner on the table. The small, everyday acts that make a child feel safe, welcome and valued.

What makes a good foster carer? Someone who shows kindness, patience and willing. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have your own children, are a bad cook, or don’t get it right, first time.  

Please think for a moment. You already have what it takes. Just share it.

12/10/2026

One common issue foster carers often encounter with children in care, centres around mealtimes – refusing to eat, repeatedly asking when the next meal will be, hiding snacks. Those first few months around the dinner table are about reassuring children that there will be a next meal time, there will be food readily available and they will not be punished for not eating.

New carers often worry about not being a good cook; this is not important. What is important is food being offered calmly and taken away without comment when refused.

The battles at mealtime don’t get worked out alone at a kitchen table at 7 in the evening. They get sorted with support from the team – the carer’s social worker, peer support from other carers and formal training around food and health.

Send us a message if you have more questions about the fostering journey

09/10/2026

Things teenagers in care need from their foster carers? A supporter. An advocate. Someone to listen to them. Acceptance. Boundaries. Empathy. Love.

Last year, there were more than 81,000 children in care – more than a quarter were aged 16 and over.

Save this reel for when you’re ready to stat thinking about fostering. And then? Send us a message

07/10/2026

“I’m too old to foster” - one of the most common misconceptions we hear from people interested in fostering.

There is no maximum age limit, and many people successfully foster well into their 70s.. Retiring can be a time of reflection and change for people. One of the many ways retired individuals can give back to their communities is by becoming foster parents.

Maybe your children have ‘flown the nest’, or maybe you’ve retired and looking for something to fill your time.

Send us a message to start your journey to becoming a foster carer.

06/10/2026

This week we are hosting ‘Trauma Informed care’ training for our foster carers. We will be looking at the impact of Trauma on children and adults, including Secure Base attachment and what this means.

Before approval you will do preparation training, usually the Skills to Foster course, plus first aid and safeguarding. After approval the learning carries on.

Send us a message for more information about the fostering process

05/10/2026

Ask the question that’s been on your mind. You don’t have to be ready to apply ‘fostering

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12 Marshgate Lane
London
E152NH

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+442083478741

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