About us

Outlook Fostering is a small-sized independent fostering agency, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted under the new framework. Our sole aim is to provide warm, safe, nurturing placements for children who cannot live with their families.

We work with many local authorities across South East England. Our foster families live in the Kent, Romford and Clacton areas and we support them to look after children from the ages of 0- 18yrs on a short term, long term, respite and emergency basis we also support parent & child provision. We are currently recruiting new and existing carers to meet the increasing demand for foster homes for children in care.

Outlook Fostering was founded in 2002. The aim was to set up a small, family agency where the children were at the centre of all policies and decision-making, which continues to this day.

With this ethos, the agency quickly grew and to further support, develop and invest in our carer’s development it was in 2010 that Caretech Community Services purchased Outlook.

Outlook Fostering has a very experienced and established team of long serving staff – a Head of Service, Registered Manager, Team Manager, Business Development Co-ordinator, Referrals and Placement Officer, supervising Social Workers and a pool of assessing social workers, Family Support Worker, sessional Psychologist. There is also a dedicated Administrative Team who, along with the rest of the team, support our foster carers and the children they care for.

The agency specialises in providing placements where foster carers receive high levels of support, quality training and regular supervision.

At Outlook Fostering, we are committed to constantly challenging our practice and helping those in our care reach their aspirations.

Can you help children to trust again? Would you like to help us build a brighter future for a young person?

Do you have the skills and commitment to become a Foster Carer? 

Outlook Fostering is searching for people in Hampshire, Sussex, Kent, Essex, East Anglia, Surrey and London, who have the compassion, patience and dedication to welcome a child or teenager into their home and make a real difference to their lives.

We are looking for people who can provide a nurturing, stable and supportive environment, and who have had direct experience of working with children, either as a parent or in a professional capacity. You must also be committed to completing the initial assessment process, as well as a continuous training programme once you have become a Foster Carer.

Practical considerations, such as the ability to provide a child with their own private bedroom, are also a factor in a person’s ability to become a carer.

Could this be you? For more information, please contact us at [email protected] or call us on 0333 800 3000.

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Head Office:

Outlook Fostering Service Ltd
2 Willow House
32 Kennington Road
Willesborough
Ashford
Kent TN24 0NR

Training Venues:

Ashford
Romford
Clacton on Sea

At Outlook Fostering, we pride ourselves on our dedication and commitment to the work we do. We have one single purpose – to provide the best possible care for the children and young people placed with our foster carers.

We continue to recruit and are supporting new and existing foster families in the process of being approved as we speak, all supported by:

• A well-structured management team
• Highly experienced, supervising social workers who visit on a regular basis and are on hand supporting an out of hours support service. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Family Support Workers, providing additional levels of support based on the needs of the child in placement.
• Placement Coordinator, dedicated to working with a number of Local Authorities, foster carers and Supervising Social Workers. Matching our foster families to children in care, providing high levels of communication with quality customer service.
• An administrative team, who ensure the smooth running of our organisation, providing support and guidance to foster carers on a daily basis.
• Contact with organisations providing extra support for our children, including:
• Foster Talk – the UK’s leading charity for anyone with a personal or professional involvement in fostering, they support foster carers and work towards improving the lives of children in care.

Outlook Fostering is an independent fostering agency set up in 2002 to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people who are unable to live with their family for a variety of reasons.

In August 2010, we became part of the CareTech group where we continue to grow steadily and through recruiting new foster carers and building excellent relationships with many Local Authorities in the South East areas, placing children with our foster carers.