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Over 80,000 children are in care in the UK. 9,000 new foster families are needed every year in England alone. FosterReady exists to close that gap — with technology, training, and a fundamentally better approach to fostering recruitment.
The UK fostering system is in crisis. Thousands of children wait longer than they should for suitable placements. Meanwhile, agencies spend £5,000–£15,000 per approved carer on recruitment — much of it wasted on unqualified enquiries.
The traditional recruitment model is broken: agencies receive hundreds of enquiries, but only a small fraction progress to assessment. Screening is manual, training is delayed, and good candidates are lost to slow, outdated processes.
Children pay the price. Every unfilled placement means a child in temporary, unsuitable, or institutional care.
11 accredited modules covering safeguarding, attachment theory, trauma-informed care, and panel preparation. Completely free for prospective carers — funded by the agencies who benefit from better-prepared candidates.
When a trainee completes the programme and declares themselves FosterReady™, agencies know they're engaging with someone who is trained, vetted, and genuinely committed. This dramatically reduces wasted time.
We connect FosterReady™ candidates with outstanding fostering agencies in their area. Agencies subscribe to FosterReady for a pipeline of qualified, pre-trained applicants — cutting their recruitment costs.
Free professional training, eligibility assessment, and agency matching. Helps aspiring carers become assessment-ready and connects them with the right fostering agency.
AI-powered daily recording for working foster carers. Replaces paper logs with structured, Ofsted-compliant observations that take minutes, not hours. The natural next step after approval.
Whether you're considering fostering or you're an agency looking to modernise recruitment — we'd love to hear from you.