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Mosaic Foster Care Celebrates Triple Outstanding Ofsted Rating
Mosaic Foster Care has once again been recognised for the exceptional care it provides to children and young people, achieving the highest possible rating in all three areas of its latest Ofsted inspection. Following the inspection in January 2026, Ofsted awarded Mosaic Outstanding for: The report confirms that the agency provides “highly effective services that consistently exceed…
Read MoreSupporting Young People in Brightlingsea: Mosaic Visits Local Youth Club
At Mosaic Foster Care, we believe supporting children and young people goes well beyond the homes of our foster families. Strong communities play a vital role in helping young people feel safe, valued and able to grow. That’s why we were delighted to support the 4YOUth Club in Brightlingsea through our involvement with the Palmer & Partners 500 Club. The 500 Club is a community…
Read MoreI’m Still Fostering at 72 – Why Age Is No Barrier to Becoming a Foster Carer
Helping children recover from trauma as a foster parent takes a certain sort of person. They are required to wear many hats – mentor, advocate, friend – all while navigating the many and varied needs of their foster child. For that reason, at Mosaic Foster Care we have many different types of people and family set-ups who, as foster parents, deliver the care vulnerable young people need 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 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…
Read MoreMosaic Foster Care shortlisted for The Children in Care gong at the 2025 Children & Young People Now Awards
We’re delighted to share the news that Essex-based Mosaic Foster Care has been shortlisted for The Children in Care gong at the 2025 Children & Young People Now Awards. The awards, now in their 20th year, celebrate innovation and showcase outstanding practice across the children’s services sector. They shine a spotlight on organisations making a…
Read MoreMosaic Foster Care shortlisted for Management Team Of The Year at the 2025 Growing Business Awards
We’re delighted to share that Mosaic Foster Care has been shortlisted for the Management Team of the Year award at the prestigious 2025 Growing Business Awards. Now in their 27th year, the Growing Business Awards celebrate the UK’s most successful and dynamic organisations. This year’s finalists include some of the country’s most forward-thinking companies and…
Read MoreAdoption Fund Cuts: Why Consistent, Therapeutic Support Matters More Than Ever
The Department for Education’s recent decision to cut therapy funding for adopted children is a body blow for thousands of families. The Fair Access Limit (FAL) will be slashed from £5,000 to £3,000 as part of a raft of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF), which helped almost 20,000 children last…
Read More‘The support package you get from Mosaic is unbelievable’
At Mosaic Foster Care, the support and training we offer is designed to result in life-changing outcomes for children and the families who care for them. But those changes do not come easily. Helping a child recover from trauma requires deep personal wells of empathy and patience as well as the ability to ask for…
Read MoreLevel The Playing Field: Why Foster Parents Deserve Professional Pay And Support
This Foster Care Fortnight, Mosaic Foster Care and the Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma (IRCT) are joining forces to call time on a system that fails the very people keeping it afloat. Together, we are launching a joint campaign demanding urgent reform that recognises the true complexity of fostering and the essential role of…
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