We are Rutland Foster Care, providing care and support for children who need a safe and loving home. We are Rutland Foster Care. But we need your help.
We're part of Rutland County Council and work tirelessly to support children, young people and familes in Rutland. Foster carers can come from all backgrounds and walks of life. You don’t need to have a certain income or live in a big house. The most important thing is that you’re flexible with your time and able to look after a child. We're always recruiting more foster carers so that a child or
19/05/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our huge inflatable obstacle course on Saturday. It was so much fun! 🎉🎉🎉
We were asking "Could you help a child through the obstacles of life?" and celebrating national
If you would like an informal chat about anything to do with fostering, please drop us a line at: [email protected] or call: 01572 720942
05/05/2026
EVERYONE is welcome to come and play on our amazing inflatable obstacle course! You don't have to talk to us about fostering, but you can if you want to.
Please share far and wide so everyone can join in the fun on Saturday 16 May. Thank you!
20/04/2026
Could you help a child through the obstacles of life?
SAVE THE DATE for our FREE inflatable obstacle course on Saturday 16 May at Cutts Close Park, Oakham.
We are currently seeking Foster carers at Rutland Foster Care for older Rutland children.
We offer fantastic and often bespoke support from our local friendly team, as well as a wide range of training.
For more information and our current rates of financial allowances, please see www.rutland.gov.uk/fostering or contact us for a chat at: [email protected].
Fostering is a hot topic right now, with the Government proposing changes and funding to support the recruitment of more carers.
Some of the barriers they mention are not barriers in Rutland! The initial criteria is to be over 21 and have a spare bedroom for a child or young person. Beyond that, our lovely, friendly team will work with you to discuss how fostering might look for you, and for a child in your care.
Our support at Rutland is fantastic – we may be biased – but one of our legendary carers agrees!
We are currently seeking Foster carers at Rutland Foster Care for Rutland children with disabilities.
We offer fantastic and often bespoke support from our local friendly team, as well as a wide range of training.
For more information and our current rates of financial allowances, please see www.rutland.gov.uk/fostering or contact us for a chat at: [email protected].
We are currently seeking Long Term Foster carers at Rutland Foster Care for Rutland children.
We offer fantastic and often bespoke support from our local friendly team, as well as a wide range of training.
For more information and our current rates of financial allowances, please see www.rutland.gov.uk/fostering or contact us for a chat at: [email protected].
30/12/2025
Do you have questions about fostering? We get hundreds of questions and we love to chat about them, especially if they help someone on a journey to fostering!
If you'd like to join us for a very informal online Drop In Information event, where all questions are welcome, please email for a link: [email protected].
Fostering Everything you need to know about our fostering service
We are currently seeking Short Term Foster carers at Rutland Foster Care for Rutland children.
We offer fantastic and often bespoke support from our local friendly team, as well as a wide range of training.
For more information and our current rates of financial allowances, please see www.rutland.gov.uk/fostering or contact us for a chat at: [email protected].
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