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Fostering, adoption, supported care and kinship care
Becoming a foster carer or adoptive parent is a highly rewarding experience. Find out more about fostering, adoption, supported care and kinship care.
Pages in fostering, adoption, supported care and kinship care
- Support and assistanceLearn about fostering, the steps to becoming a foster carer, how payments for fostering work, and read foster carer stories.
- Support and assistanceIf you're tolerant, flexible and patient, and you're interested in finding out what's involved, read our resources about adoption, the adoption process, and real adoption stories.
- Support and assistanceSupported carer placements are a 'stepping stone' to independence through helping a young person develop the skills necessary to move on to independent living.
- Support and assistanceFind out what to do if you're worried about a child or young person's welfare, what you should look out for, and what might happen next.
- Support and assistanceFind out how to contact your local social work services for children.
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Nurseries, childcare and early learning
The benefits of early learning and childcare, free nursery places and childcare, how many free hours you can get, apply for a nursery or childcare place, pay for additional hours, Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme, early entry to school.
Pages in nurseries, childcare and early learning
- GuideNursery or childcare for three and four-year-olds, two-year-olds, and children up to two years old who get priority places.
- GuideHow many free hours you can get for early learning, nursery or childcare, how you can use your hours, pay for additional (wraparound) hours childcare.
- RegistrationWhen to apply, choose a nursery or childminder, how to apply, your preferences, priority places, allocation of places, confirmation of your child's place, apply for an extra year.
- Support and assistanceWhat kinship care is, assessment of kinship carers, the responsibilities of kinship carers and the local authority, kinship allowance.
- Support and assistanceWhat young carers do, the effects of being a young carer, the Young Carer Statement, where to get support.
- Support and assistanceCharleston Square is supported accommodation for care experienced young people aged between 16 and 25 years.
- PolicyWhat GIRFEC means, values and principles, core components, the GIRFEC approach, Renfrewshire and GIRFEC, GIRFEC national practice model.
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