Transfer to Park Foster Care
If you are an approved foster parent with another provider then we can offer guidance & support to help you through the ‘transfer protocol’ process to Park. We have successfully and positively completed the transfer of several foster parents from both independent agencies and local authorities. We know what your concerns might be and our experienced staff are on hand to talk to you about how we will support you, you family and any children placed with you, through the process.
Talk to a Park Foster Parent
If you would like to speak to someone who is actually fostering for Park and can give you information from the inside of fostering please contact us and we would be only too happy to get one of our foster parents to ring you to talk about the role and our agency in more depth.
Additional Support for Newly Approved Foster Parents
We understand how overwhelming it can be to start fostering, which is why we offer extra assistance to newly approved foster parents. Our experienced fostering “buddy” program pairs newly approved foster parents with existing foster parents who are available for a friendly chat over coffee.
We felt that Park Foster care, whom we were with for 7 years and supported us with the same Supervising Social Worker for all of that time, would meet our long term needs and that of our children in placement far better than the LA. Their level of support is much higher, the likelihood of continuity and consistency of support is far higher and they provide excellent therapeutic support, which we may need to access in the future.
They have a therapeutic parenting approach which from experience we know will support placement stability for the children and provide access to additional services. This will be positive for us as carers to support the attachment work needed by the children as they develop.
So that was the professional aspect, but on a more personal level, being back with Park feels like coming home. We feel safe, looked after and secure in the knowledge that pretty much anything that we face in the future, Park will be there to support us and ‘our’ children. Our future is bright.
Park Foster Carers
Frequently Asked Questions
Foster parents should be able to transfer freely between agencies or local authorities. If you have no children in placement and wish to transfer to Park Foster Care you can resign from the provider you are approved by at any point and make an application to Park Foster Care. It is usual however to inform the agency you are approved by about your intention to be assessed by another agency and submit your resignation once your assessment has gone to Panel and immediately following approval being agreed, as you are unable to be registered for two fostering agencies at one time.
If you’re thinking about transferring to Park Foster Care get in touch and we will arrange to visit you and have an informal chat. Throughout the transfer process, we will work closely with you and your family, your existing agency and the local authority to make sure everyone understands what will happen and that any children or young people placed with you are fully supported too.
To ensure all transfers are fair and safe we follow the Transfer of Foster Carers Protocol 2014 set by The Fostering Network.
View a copy of the protocol
View principles governing transfer of foster parents
Yes, at Park Foster Care we believe it is imperative that we provide the best service possible to our children, our foster parents and the local authorities who place children with us. As a result we complete a full assessment on all foster parents transferring to us. The assessment process helps us learn all about you and your family, what experiences both happy and challenging you have had and how they have shaped you to become the people you are today, what skills and abilities you have, what your vulnerabilities are etc. so that we can determine what child would be best placed with you. Matching is so important to us that we want to be sure that any children staying with you is right for them and you and your family but most of all for that child. We get to know you really well in order to make the right match.
Download our Brochure
Check out our fostering information guide. Our hope is that you’ll find it informative and useful, as it is designed to answer any questions you may have.
Contact Us Today
Speak to our friendly and knowledgeable team for more information on how to transfer to Park Foster Care. Simply complete the form or give us a call and we’ll be in touch.
