Fostering

This website provides support and learning materials for Nottinghamshire County Council foster carers.

It has been created to provide you with resources, information, development and education to help you on your fostering journey.

Not a foster carer?

If you are not already a foster carer with Nottinghamshire County Council but are interested in becoming a foster carer within Nottinghamshire, Derby, Derbyshire, or Nottingham, please visit the Foster for East Midlands Website or fill out the enquiry form and someone will be in touch to chat through the next steps.

How to get in touch

For all routine matters please contact your supervising social worker or your fostering support officer.

Countywide duty

For duty matters there is a countywide duty system:

email: fosteringduty.cw@nottscc.gov.uk
tel: 0115 8546477

Team managers

Please note the contact details of fostering support officers and the associated team managers should you need to contact them in the absence of your supervising social worker.

Team	Team manager	Telephone number
Team 1 (North)	Nicola Hardy	0115 8044720
Team 2 (Central and Short Breaks)	Evie Roberts	0115 8546087
Team 3 (South)	Ruth Goodison	0115 8040190
Friends and Family	Rachel Taylor Murray	0115 8546394
Recruitment and Assessment	Rochelle Wallace	0115 8546007

Fostering support officers

Please note the contact details of fostering support officers and the associated team managers should you need to contact them in the absence of your supervising social worker.

Team	Fostering support officer	Telephone number
Team 1 (North)	Judy Appleton	0115 8044525
Team 2 (Central and Short Breaks)	Rebecca Metcalfe and Jayne Danby	0115 8042384 0115 8040327
Team 3 (South)	Fiona Towers	0115 8041126
Friends and Family	Clair Alexander	0115 8042695
Recruitment and Assessment	Lucy Atherton	0115 8043411