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What is fostering?
Understand what fostering is, and what to expect if you become a foster carer with Fostering Devon.
Who can foster?
Could you foster? Find everything you need to know about who can become a foster carer.
Fostering process
Understand our fostering process, and the steps you would take to become a foster carer.
Why choose Fostering Devon?
Fostering Devon is part of Devon County Council. We are responsible for the children in care in Devon.
Types of fostering
There are many different types of fostering that foster carers can choose to specialise in.
Fostering allowances
Foster carers are paid a weekly allowance to cover the expenses of caring for, and the time spent looking after, a foster child.
Can you provide a safe, stable home for a young person?
Support for our carers
We know our network of foster carers deliver the highest standards of care because we have worked with them to make sure they are the best they can be.
As well as providing you with regular, high-quality training opportunities you will also have access to professional guidance from our team, support groups and be eligible for discounts – such as savings on the Devon County Council element of your council tax.
Urgent help
If you are a foster carer and need some urgent support or advice, call your supervising social worker, your placement co-ordinator – or the out-of-hours team on 0345 6000 388.
News
14 May 2026Devon County Council foster carers save on council tax as support package strengthens
Foster carers working with Devon County Council are receiving support towards their council tax, as part of a wider package recognising the vital role they play in caring for some of the county’s most vulnerable children. New figures show that 74 per cent of those who foster with Fostering Devon, the council’s in-house fostering service, […]
12 May 2026Celebrating Devon’s Foster Carers in Fostering Fortnight 2026 – ‘This is Fostering’
Across the UK, hundreds of foster carers open their homes to provide love, stability, and care to children and young people in need. But many more foster carers are urgently needed to ensure every child can be matched with the right home for their individual needs. In Devon, we have 271 approved foster homes but […]
2 April 2026Fostering Devon team covers 810 miles to highlight urgent need for foster carers
Our Fostering Devon team has completed an ambitious 810‑mile challenge this month to shine a spotlight on the urgent need for more foster carers and to raise vital funds to support children in care.Ten members of staff from our Promoting Stability Team have been walking, running and cycling the equivalent distance from Devon to the […]