Have you thought about a career as a foster carer?

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If you’ve been thinking about becoming a foster carer, the new year is a fantastic opportunity to make a start.

You can foster in many ways from short-term care, providing support for other carers, or a longer-term placement.

Fostering offers a chance to make a real difference in a child’s life.

Foster carer package

At Ealing, we are committed to supporting our carers and future carers as much as we can, and so we have reviewed and improved our carer package for 2025.

Ealing Council foster carers will receive:

• full council tax exemption for eligible Ealing carers and reimbursement for out of borough carers
• highly competitive fees and allowances - recent payment uplift of 18.5%
• free parking in resident-controlled parking zones (CPZs) borough-wide
• free garden waste collection
• dedicated therapeutic support from our clinical psychologists
• discounts at council leisure centres
• excellent support including dedicated out of hours support, peer support and Mockingbird scheme
• bespoke training and other incentives

(Council Tax exemption for band 2 carers and above whilst child is in placement, parking and garden waste incentives from April 2025, for band 1 carers and above)

Book your place at an information session

We run in-person and virtual information sessions throughout the year.

Next date is Tuesday 4 February 11am - 1pm

Browse dates and times and book your place.

These sessions are a chance for you to find out about fostering for Ealing and to ask any questions you may have,

Fostering offers you a unique opportunity to transform the lives of children and young people.

Contact and further information

Do not hesitate to get in touch, we would be only too happy to answer any questions and support you in your journey to becoming a foster carer for Ealing.

Tel: 020 8753 1075