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Anchor Foster Care

Birmingham · CharityRegional

Ofsted: Outstanding

Anchor Foster Care is a not-for-profit fostering agency rated Outstanding by Ofsted, with a local team serving foster carers across the East and West Midlands. The Ofsted inspection highlighted the agency's unwavering commitment and support to foster parents, its family approach to running the agency, and the strength of its placements team in providing thorough and consistent communication from the outset. Anchor recruits both new and experienced foster carers and supports all main placement types. The agency's not-for-profit model means its focus is entirely on children and carers rather than shareholder returns.

About Anchor Foster Care

What to know about Anchor Foster Care

Anchor Foster Care is a not-for-profit fostering agency rated Outstanding by Ofsted, with a local team serving foster carers across the East and West Midlands. The Ofsted inspection highlighted the agency's unwavering commitment and support to foster parents, its family approach to running the agency, and the strength of its placements team in providing thorough and consistent communication from the outset. Anchor recruits both new and experienced foster carers and supports all main placement types. The agency's not-for-profit model means its focus is entirely on children and carers rather than shareholder returns.

Anchor Foster Care is a not-for-profit fostering agency rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Inspectors praised its unwavering commitment to foster parents and its family approach. Recruits new and experienced carers across the Midlands.

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Enhanced support

Support at a glance

Supervising social worker

A dedicated social worker who supports you throughout your fostering journey.

Training & development

Pre-approval training and ongoing CPD to build your skills as a foster carer.

24/7 support

Round-the-clock advice line for foster carers, including out-of-hours.

Peer support

Connection with experienced foster carers and local support groups.

Therapeutic support

Access to clinical or therapeutic input for children with complex needs.

Enhanced carer package

Additional support, respite and wellbeing resources beyond the standard offer.

Fostering options

Types of fostering offered

Anchor Foster Care supports Short-term, long-term, emergency, respite fostering arrangements.

Short-term
Long-term
Emergency
Respite
Where they work

Areas covered

Regions
West MidlandsEast Midlands
Postcode areas
BWVWSDYCV
Inspection

Ofsted rating

Rated OutstandingMost recent Ofsted inspection

Anchor Foster Care is currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Full inspection reports are available on the Ofsted website.