Short break support

Short break foster carers look after children and young people for a short period of time. This can allow children to enjoy new experiences and build trusting relationships with other adults and children. 

Short break support can also be accessed by other foster carers, who are able to enjoy much deserved downtime or breaks. It can be particularly beneficial to both children and carers of those who have complex needs. 

We often find that short break carers get a taste for fostering that sparks an interest in taking up full-time fostering further down the line. 

I've also done short-term care for babies when their foster casers have gone on holiday and I've even looked after one for 3 hours when a foster carer had an event to go to and they couldn't take the baby with them. It was great for me to be able to help her and her foster carer in this practical way.

Leigh