North Tyneside fostering service where 'children enjoy long-term stability' praised by inspection
A North Tyneside child fostering group have been [raised following a recent inspection.
Staff from Ofsted visited the services of Barnardos Fostering North England in Wallsend in October, with the full inspection available for the public to read now.
The regsistered charity offers a range of placements are provided, including short-term, long-term, emergency and respite, as well as placements for parent and child, disabled children, unaccompanied children and ‘staying put’ arrangements.
It is also responsible for the recruitment, training, and support of foster carers.
The inspection reads: “Children become part of their fostering families and develop a sense of belonging. Some children enjoy long-term stability, including into adulthood, because of the care and commitment of their foster carers.
“Children build trusting relationships with their foster carers, who provide the foundation they need to achieve positive outcomes now and in the future. The agency promotes ‘staying-put’ arrangements as natural stages in children’s lives.
“The agency has continued to offer support to young people who benefit from these arrangements, for example securing funding to access therapy.
“One young person told inspectors that they continue to spend time with their foster family now they are an adult and said, ‘I would not be where I am today if it was not for them.’
“Foster carers understand the importance of children maintaining relationships with their birth family.
“Some foster carers go above and beyond to develop relationships with children’s families. Foster carers welcome children’s birth family members into celebrations and family events.”
In total the inspection looked at twokey aspects of the service. These are how well children and young people are helped and protected and the effectiveness of leaders and managers.
These were both rated as good, resulting in the overall rating for the service getting the same score.