Education

We are very proud of the fact that during our recent inspection by the National Care Standards Commission (our regulatory body), we scored the highest possible score in relation to meeting the educational needs of each child in our care. read more…

Reviews

Fostering households are subject to an annual review process, which includes quality assurance monitoring feedback; requested from Local Authority Social Workers, the National Teaching and Advisory Service (NT&AS) and the foster carer. read more…

Recruitment and Training

Once approved, foster carers are provided with an in-depth post approval training programme which is revised annually and includes the opportunity to undertake the NVQ Level 3 in Caring for Children and Young People. read more…

Fostering Households

We currently have twenty approved fostering households, all of which are allocated a designated Supervising Social Worker. To ensure a high level of support to all placements we endeavor to maintain a Supervising Social Worker to fostering household ratio of, not more than, 1:8. read more…

Fees

Premier Foster Care undertakes to continually review its running and operational costs. The agency fee includes an educational provision which is supplied by NT&AS, a nationally accredited educational organisation. For further information in relation to NT&AS and our educational commitment please see the section on Educational Support. read more…

Educational Support

We are very proud of the fact that during our recent inspection by Ofsted (our regulatory body), we scored the highest possible score in relation to meeting the educational needs of each child in our care. read more…

Checks and References

All foster carers are required to undergo regular checks in relation to health (2 yearly), Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) (3 yearly), National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) (3 yearly) and Social Services (3 yearly). read more…