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

For duty matters there is a countywide duty system

Email: fosteringduty.cw@nottscc.gov.uk

Tel: 0115 8546477

Other useful contact details

Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Team

Group Email: fostering@nottscc.gov.uk

Fostering Training Co-Ordinators

Group Email: fosteringtrainingco-ordinators@nottscc.gov.uk

Fostering Out of Hours Support

A dedicated Out of Hours telephone support line is available to all foster carers

Monday to Friday 6-10pm

Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays 10am-10pm

Tel: 0800 0858995

The Nottinghamshire County Council Emergency Duty Team (EDT)

EDT is available when the Fostering Out of Hours support line is closed

Tel: 0300 4564546

Payment/Financial Enquiries

Tel: 0115 8043840

Email: CYPPayments@nottscc.gov.uk

The Fostering Network Advice and Mediation:

As an NCC foster carer you are automatically made a member of the UK’s leading fostering charity, Fostering Network. You can see more on their website here