Posts by Mosaic Foster Care
Staying Put in foster care: Why young people leaving care need more than a policy promise
Turning 18 should not mean losing the people, routines and relationships that have helped you feel safe. For many young people in foster care, adulthood does not arrive neatly on their 18th birthday. It does not come with instant confidence, financial security, emotional readiness or a clear plan for the future. Like many young adults,…
Read MoreMosaic Foster Care wins Small Business of the Year in Essex and Worcestershire
We’re delighted to share that Mosaic Foster Care has been named Small Business of the Year in both the Essex and Worcestershire regions. Presented by Business Awards UK, these regional awards recognise our consistent growth, innovation and positive impact on the fostering sector. They also reflect our commitment to reaching more children and foster families without losing the…
Read MoreCould Fostering Become Your Next Career? What you need to know
Many people reach a point in their working life when they begin to question what they want from the years ahead. They may still want to earn a living and use their skills, but they also want their work to feel more meaningful. Perhaps they are considering a career change, approaching retirement or looking for…
Read MoreCan a single person foster?
Yes a single person can foster a child, yet some people rule themselves out of fostering simply because they make the wrong assumptions about what is and isn’t possible. Many people imagine foster parents as a couple. Two adults. Someone to take over when the day has been long, the washing machine has packed in,…
Read MoreBehind the win: Mosaic Foster Care named Small Business of the Year 2026
We’re delighted to have been recognised as UK Small Business of the Year at The UK Business Awards 2026. The award recognises the thoughtful, values-led approach that underpins everything we do at Mosaic Foster Care. In one of the UK’s most challenging care sectors, it reflects our ongoing commitment to providing safe, stable homes for children and young people…
Read More“Life as foster parent is up and down – that’s why you need the support’
Frances and David Wilson began fostering with Mosaic Foster Care later in family life, welcoming Megan into their home when she was five. Fourteen years on, she has grown up as part of their family and is now finding her feet at university – a milestone that reflects just how far she has come. Frances…
Read MoreMosaic Foster Care Foster Parent Survey 2026: What Our Foster Parents Told Us
No one fosters on their own. Foster parent is a role that demands a massive amount of energy from you and your family, often at the most challenging moments in a child’s life. That is why the support, consistency and reliability of your fostering agency is so incredibly important. At Mosaic Foster Care, we believe the only…
Read MoreFoster care pay in the UK: 10 difficult questions people ask
Money, so they say, makes the world go round. But in the world of fostering, few topics are as divisive as finances. Spend five minutes on social media and you will quickly find people arguing foster parents are paid too much, that fostering has become “too commercial” or that people should foster purely out of…
Read MoreFostering Finances Uncovered: How Foster Carer Pay Really Works
One of the first concerns anyone has when they start thinking about fostering is the money. They want to know if, when and how much foster parents get paid. They want to know if the money people earn as foster carers is stable enough to live on. And they want to know if they’ll be left without any sort of income if a placement suddenly ends. These are sensible questions. For many households,…
Read MoreMosaic Foster Care named UK Small Business of the Year
We’re incredibly proud to share that Mosaic Foster Care has been named UK Small Business of the Year at The UK Business Awards. It’s fantastic to get some national recognition of the difference we’re making in foster care through our therapeutic approach that puts children and foster parents first. This award celebrates organisations that demonstrate excellence, resilience and impact across their sector. Foster care is complex, emotionally demanding work and success isn’t measured by scale or speed. It’s measured…
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