Foster with us
Come direct to Wandsworth Council and make a real difference to local children’s lives.
Why foster with Wandsworth
As a local authority, we focus on achieving the best outcomes for children in our care and not on making profit. When you foster with us there are many benefits, including:
A straightforward process, taking 16 to 20 weeks on average
Placements offered to you first, ahead of agency carers
Competitive fees and allowances
Dedicated social worker support
Comprehensive training
Latest updates
It’s Foster Care Fortnight 2026!
Wandsworth Fostering Service are delighted to join with the Fostering Network for another year of Foster Care Fortnight – a national campaign that shines a light on the pivotal role of foster carers in our communities.
This year we focus on the theme: This is fostering.
We give a huge shout out to all our amazing Wandsworth foster carers for the tremendous work they do every day. They open their homes and look after some of our most vulnerable children and young people in our borough who have experienced trauma, neglect and abuse and cannot live with their family. This is fostering!
Foster carers comfort children when they are scared, give them safety and stability, discover their talents, build their confidence, help them connect with their family, teach life skills, fight their corner. This is fostering!
And foster carers do this with compassion, thoughtfulness, sensitivity, skill and no small dose of humour and fun. This is fostering!
Do you have the time and ability to take on this challenging but most rewarding role of fostering?
If you’d like to find out more about fostering in Wandsworth, make an enquiry, or call 02088 716666. We’d love to hear from you.
Join our information event
Our next monthly information event is on Thursday 21 May 2026. It’s a chance to find out more about fostering from one of our social workers or foster parents. See how you can join our events.