Long term fostering refers to when a child or young person is not able to return to their birth family, or adoption is not possible.

As a long term foster carer, you will care for the child or young person until they become an adult. You can look after a foster child until they reach 18.

Long term fostering (or permanent foster care) means the foster family will care for the child or young person until they reach adulthood.

What is long-term fostering? Long-term foster care means that a child or young person lives with a committed foster parent until they reach adulthood.

Long-term foster care should mean that the care plan for the child is to remain in a specific fostering placement, usually until reaching adulthood and leaving ...

Long-term fostering is needed for children who are unable to live with their birth family, and lasts at least 2 years but usually until the child turns 18.

Long term fostering is for children who need to be looked after for a longer period of time up to age 18. Find out more about offering long term foster ...

More generally, it is the term for when a child stays under a family's care until the child “ages out” of the foster care system without ever being adopted.

Long-term fostering means looking after a child on a long-term basis, which can last up until they reach 18 years old or longer on a 'Staying Put' arrangement ...

Long term foster placements mean the child should remain in a specific fostering placement (in most cases) until reaching adulthood and leaving care. This type ...