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Mosaic 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…
Read MoreCan a single person foster a child?
The answer to the above question is absolutely categorical – yes. In the UK, fostering is open to single people, whether you’re never married, divorced, widowed or simply living on your own. You do not need a partner or a traditional family set-up to become a foster parent. What matters is your ability to provide stability, time, emotional availability and…
Read MoreBirth Parents’ Rights When a Child Is in Foster Care: What the Law Says About Contact
When a child enters foster care, one of the first and most painful questions for birth parents is often: “Will I still be able to see my child?” The answer is rarely simple. In the UK, birth parents’ legal rights do not automatically end when a child enters foster care but how contact works depends on…
Read MoreWhat Is Step-Down Fostering? And Why Mosaic Is So Effective At It
For children in residential care, the goal is not to stay there indefinitely. Residential homes play an important role in keeping young people safe at moments of crisis but they are not usually where a child will thrive in the long term. When the time is right, the next step is to transition from a…
Read MoreWhat Happens To Foster Children When They Turn 18? Staying Put – And Why It Matters For Long-Term Fostering
A common fear for people considering fostering is that they will become too emotionally attached to a child who then has to move on. And it’s often an influencing factor for people considering whether to adopt a child or foster. People thinking about becoming foster parents regularly ask us the same question: “What happens to…
Read MoreWhy A Strong Management Team Transforms Foster Care – Mosaic Wins National Award
When a child comes into foster care, the question everyone wants answered is simple: “Will this child finally get the stability they deserve?” Stability is the foundation of recovery – but in foster care, it doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because an agency has a management team strong enough, experienced enough and committed enough…
Read MoreTherapy, Community And Financial support – Why People Choose Long-Term Fostering Over Adoption
Immediate access to therapy, financial benefits and professional support packages offered by fostering agencies like Mosaic Foster Care are attracting adopters to consider long-term fostering as a more viable alternative. The initial dilemma is straightforward – adoption promises legal guardianship but that comes with limited post-adoption help, eroded in recent years by significant reductions to…
Read MoreThe Mosaic Foster Care Annual Conference – a day celebrating our fostering community with learning, laughter and honest reflection
It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces – and to welcome some new ones – at the Mosaic Foster Care Annual Conference at The Rayleigh Club golf resort in Essex. As every year, the aim of the 2025 event was to give us time to step away from the day-to-day and come together…
Read MoreFrom Reflection to Relationship: Embedding Reflective Practice Across A Therapeutic Fostering Community
By Greg De Smidt, Registered Fostering Manager, Mosaic Foster Care Why reflection matters now more than ever Fostering has always required courage, empathy and extraordinary patience. But as the needs of children in care become increasingly complex, our profession is learning that compassion alone is not enough. To sustain children through trauma and uncertainty, foster…
Read MoreReflecting On The Commissioners Conference: Transforming Therapeutic Support For Children In Care
By Andre Palmer, Director, Mosaic Foster Care Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the Commissioners Conference: Transforming the Commissioning of Therapeutic Support for Children in Care in Birmingham on behalf of Mosaic Foster Care. It was an incredibly inspiring day, bringing together professionals from across health, education, social care and fostering, all united by…
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