Day foster care

Sometimes children of all ages need planned day fostering. They don't need to sleep at the foster home but do need the care and attention of a foster carer during the day.  This could be because they find school difficult or their usual carer/parent temporarily needs extra help during daytime. These children may feel very unsettled and need day foster carers who are confident about helping a child feel safe and calm.

In some cases children may be out of school and particularly challenging, so carers will need to be resourceful in keeping them occupied and happy.

Sometimes day foster care is scheduled and sometimes it is unplanned - and at short notice.

The rate of pay for this type of foster care is lower than for mainstream fostering and so may not provide sufficient earnings for carers seeking to make fostering their main career or only source of income.

Please note: Kent County Council are prioritising mainstream fostering applicants for assessment. As a result applications for day foster care will be considered once we have the capacity.

Please view the list of all the other types of foster care available.