Fostering in Leicestershire

Fostering in Leicestershire Foster for Leicestershire with Leicestershire County Council. This page is monitored by Leicestershire County Council from 9am to 5pm on working days.

We will try to respond to all posts and comments as soon as possible. We will regularly update this page with information about recruitment and our events and activities. We will also use this page to challenge the myths around fostering and to help people to understand some of the issues involved. Please 'like' this page to allow others to see how people can make a difference to the lives of Leic

estershire’s' children in care. We reserve the right to moderate all comments posted to our page. Any posts deemed to be inappropriate or abusive will be removed without notification. Please do not use this page to share personal or sensitive information about yourself or other people. The posts on this page are not necessarily the views of Leicestershire County Council.

We recently celebrated Fostival 2026 🤸 🎪 ⚽Fostival is our annual summer event that we hold for our entire fostering fami...
27/08/2026

We recently celebrated Fostival 2026 🤸 🎪 ⚽

Fostival is our annual summer event that we hold for our entire fostering family. More than 200 guests, including young people in care, birth children, foster carers, kinship carers, Supported Lodgings Hosts and Independent Visitors, attended this year.

The event gives the fostering team a chance to recognise our wider community, spend quality time together and celebrate progress and achievements. It forms part of the comprehensive support package we offer, and is just one of the reasons why fostering with Leicestershire is the right choice 💙

Find out more about the support and guidance we offer 👉 https://orlo.uk/why_foster_with_us_SlPop

Our next in-person fostering information event is happening this week, and there is still time to book your place 💙Meet ...
21/07/2026

Our next in-person fostering information event is happening this week, and there is still time to book your place 💙

Meet our team face-to-face to learn more about fostering with Leicestershire, including eligibility criteria, our support and training offering, and available payments.

📅 Wednesday 22 July
🕒 6:30pm - 8:30pm
📍 County Hall, Leicester Road, LE3 8RF

Turn up on the night and our staff can register your attendance, or register your space now 👉 https://orlo.uk/find_out_about_fostering_events_YqPzj

The Fostering in Leicestershire recruitment bus is out at Lutterworth Country Park junior parkrun this morning cheering ...
19/07/2026

The Fostering in Leicestershire recruitment bus is out at Lutterworth Country Park junior parkrun this morning cheering the children on. If you'd like to know more about Fostering or adoption why not drop by for a chat

💬 This team will always be special to me. It was a pipe dream and an opportunity to really make a difference for our chi...
07/07/2026

💬 This team will always be special to me. It was a pipe dream and an opportunity to really make a difference for our children and young people. 💬

This summer, the council's Dedicated Placement Support Team celebrates 10 years of supporting young people in care, foster carers and birth families 🎉

To mark the milestone, Joss Longman, Fostering and Adoption Service Manager, reflects on establishing the pioneering service and the breadth of support it has offered to more than 700 Leicestershire families.

Read more 👉 https://orlo.uk/a_decade_of_helping_hundreds_of_Leicestershire_families_stay_strong_UanQU

A fostering support team is celebrating a decade of helping families stay strong in Leicestershire 🎉Since 2016, the Dedi...
02/07/2026

A fostering support team is celebrating a decade of helping families stay strong in Leicestershire 🎉

Since 2016, the Dedicated Placement Support Team (DPST) has provided practical support to children in care, foster carers and birth families facing a range of unique challenges.

The service has helped more than 700 families build stronger and more stable relationships by:

💙 Helping children in care feel safe, heard and supported
🤝 Building trust and confidence in families
🏡 Supporting stable foster placements and family reunification

Find out more about the team’s milestone achievement 👉 https://orlo.uk/Specialist_fostering_support_team_that_s_supported_hundreds_of_families_reaches_decade_milestone_CQLqE

🎈🙌 We’re thrilled to announce that the Independent Visitors team has seen their numbers hit the century mark, with 100 v...
25/06/2026

🎈🙌 We’re thrilled to announce that the Independent Visitors team has seen their numbers hit the century mark, with 100 volunteers now registered with the scheme.

Independent Visitors are approved adults who spend a few hours a month with the young people doing fun activities, such as walking in the park, going to the cinema or eating at a restaurant.

Between them, they have supported over 200 young people in care since 2020.

Read more about the scheme using the link in the comments

The fostering team will be popping up today to speak with people about specialist fostering, and the opportunities avail...
25/06/2026

The fostering team will be popping up today to speak with people about specialist fostering, and the opportunities available to them based on their level of professional caring experience 💙

It's part of our ongoing efforts to recruit more specialist foster carers who can provide dedicated care to a child or young person with SEND or complex behavioural or emotional needs.

Find out more at our drop-in event. No booking required:

📅 Thursday 25 June
🕜 1:30pm - 6:30pm
📍 Loughborough Library, 31 Granby Street, Loughborough, LE11 3DU

Find out more about specialist fostering 👉 https://orlo.uk/specialist_fostering_fEEW2

We’re continuing our search for specialist foster carers who can provide an extra level of dedicated, intensive care to ...
22/06/2026

We’re continuing our search for specialist foster carers who can provide an extra level of dedicated, intensive care to a child or young person with SEND or complex behavioural or emotional needs 💙

Those with professional caring experience (for example, in professions such nursing, teaching or policing) would best suit this role.

Have a confidential, one-to-one discussion with a member of the fostering team at our upcoming drop-in information event:

📅 Thursday 25 June
🕜 1:30pm - 6:30pm
📍 Loughborough Library, 31 Granby Street, Loughborough, LE11 3DU

Find out more about specialist fostering 👉 https://orlo.uk/specialist_fostering_faBvn

Our team will be at Market Harborough parkrun next week to speak with people about how fostering could fit into their li...
19/06/2026

Our team will be at Market Harborough parkrun next week to speak with people about how fostering could fit into their lives, whatever their personal circumstances.

Whether you're a regular runner, or you'd just like to find out more about fostering, pop by our fostering bus to find out more.

📅 Saturday 27 June
🕑 8.30am - 10.30am
📍 Welland Park, Market Harborough, LE16 9DW

Find out more about our information events 👉 https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/fostering/find-out-about-fostering-events

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County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
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