Can I be a foster parent??

[oopsadaisyme]

How does somebody become a foster mum??

[lovesmileandlaugh]

You might get a better answer if you google 'fostering' with the area you live. Ring the local authority and ask for an information pack.

[dawdyman]

in short.. if you have a spare room (that doesn't mean overcrowding the rest of your house) you are over 21, are mentally and physically well and without convictions which suggest you could pose a risk to children... then you tick the first set of criteria...

[Joanna522]

As my preceders confirmed, providing you are 21 or older, have a spare bedroom and can provide for yourself, why don't you try and enquire with a fostering agency, be honest and tell them what your situation is, what (if any) experience with children you have and see what happens next. This is how my partner and I started! Good luck :)

[Tracyhs]

Fostering Agencies pay better rates and tend to give carers more support.
Depending where you live (kent, Bucks, Herts, west London, middx) try ISP they are great x

[Roshbegosh]

ISPs are not great in that they screw thousands of pounds out of the LAs as profit making middle men.