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Become a fostering superhero!

Do you want to know how to foster? Are you looking to transfer fostering agencies? Do you want to find out more about Parallel Parents?

This is a place you can find all the information you need to know how to foster, have your questions answered and get in touch with us.

Parallel Parents is a family run agency, and we believe that our child-focussed approach and focus on support makes us really stand out from other fostering agencies.

We have over 20 years of experience and more than 200 foster carers looking after children and young people.

If you're thinking about becoming a foster carer or have questions about fostering please get in touch with us.

Parallel Parents has been rated "outstanding" by Ofsted in our last two inspections!

We pride ourselves on the"outstanding" levels of support we offer to our foster carers and our focus on the best outcomes for all children and young people in our care.

In our last inspection, Ofsted said "children and young people are at the heart of this agency's practice and this is demonstrated throughout the service... Children and young people make considerable progress and achieve excellent outcomes in their lives."

They also said "foster carers receive excellent supervision and support.... A number of foster carers stated that the supervision and support they receive from this agency, was far superior to that of other fostering agencies."

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Got questions about fostering?

Click on one of the links below to find out more.

Could you foster? Created by potrace 1.10, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2011 Why are children fostered? Created by potrace 1.10, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2011 Already a foster carer? Created by potrace 1.10, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2011 The application process Created by potrace 1.10, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2011 Types of placements Created by potrace 1.10, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2011 FAQs Created by potrace 1.10, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2011

Call us anytime on 0800 023 4450

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Parallel Parents

Head Office: 2nd Floor Lansdowne House,
85 Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 6LR

0800 023 4450
hello@parallelparents.com

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