Local Authorities

SWAN Fostering is an independent fostering agency that provides foster care services for children who are looked after by local authorities. 

SWAN Fostering recruits foster carers from different backgrounds, cultures and religions to ensure that more choice is available to local authorities when seeking suitable placements.

SWAN Fostering provides placements for children and young people up to
18 years of age. This includes individuals and sibling groups.

Emergency Placement

SWAN Fostering operates a 24-hour emergency service. Some carers are able to
accept unplanned placements where the carers’ tasks would be to provide a place of
safety and meet the immediate needs of the child.

Short Term Placement

SWAN Fostering provides short-term placements whilst further plans are being made
for the child(ren)’s care. Whilst in the placement, SWAN Fostering has Support
Workers who can be allocated to provide specific services or undertake identified
pieces of work with the child/young person.

Parent and Baby Placement

SWAN Fostering can provide foster carers who are equipped to provide short or long term placements for parent and baby, regardless of the age of the parent. These
carers are trained to undertake and/or contribute to Parenting Assessments.

Sibling Group Placement

SWAN Fostering is committed to ensuring that where possible, siblings groups are
placed together and is able to offer sibling group placements: There are a number of
carers who are able to take larger sibling groups to ensure that children do not need to be separated for practical reasons.

Bridging Placement

SWAN Fostering has carers who will work with children and birth families towards
preparing for adoption, long-term fostering, future placements or work to plans aimed
at supporting them into (semi) independence.

Long-term Placement

SWAN Fostering provides carers who are approved for long-term placements and
wherever possible, it will assist local authorities in finding and/or assessing long-term foster carers for a specific known child.

If an existing short-term placement is likely to be agreed as a long-term placement, the Agency will undertake an assessment to consider how the carers will meet the long term needs of the child.

Please contact us to discuss your requirements and placement needs.