Little Acorns Fostering celebrates successful Open Day in May

Little Acorns Fostering, a family run foster care agency based in the UK, have said they are

celebrating after their recent Open Day in May resulted in a number of new potential foster carers

signing up. The agency are reportedly delighted that so many have shown interest in working to

improve the lives of children in care across the country.

Little Acorns Fostering, a family run foster care agency based in the UK, have said that they are

celebrating after their recent Open Day in May resulted in a number of new potential foster carers

signing up. Held at their headquarters in Rook Tree Barn in Haverhill, Suffolk, the Open Day was

aimed at providing those interested in becoming foster carers the opportunity to find out all they

wanted to know. The agency has said that there was a huge turnout and that the team was

delighted to meet so people committed to improving the lives of vulnerable young people in the UK.

The agency said that their team was able to provide detailed information on foster care training,

ongoing support and the type of foster care work that Little Acorns Fostering specialises in. They also

provided food and refreshments for all who attended as well as fun and games for the children.

“Everyone at Little Acorns Fostering was so pleased with how well the Open Day went,” said Cheryl

Jillions, Registered Manager at Little Acorns Fostering, “The turnout was fantastic and we look

forward to welcoming some of those who we met to our team of foster carers in the not so distant

future. It is seeing the commitment to changing children’s lives of those who came to meet us on

Saturday that makes everything we do at the agency worthwhile.”

For those wishing to get started down the path of becoming a foster carer, Little Acorns Fostering

provides complete and comprehensive training to all applicants prior to approval. The agency states

that it endeavours to provide the highest quality foster carer training available, in order for children

and young people to develop and grow within the five key outcomes areas of “Every Child Matters”.

These five areas include: be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and

achieve economic wellbeing.

Little Acorns Fostering says that to meet these aims they run recruitment drives such as Open Days,

provide excellent foster carer training and thorough support for foster carers from the East of

England. The agency recruits carers from all cultural and ethic backgrounds to reflect the

demographic in the region, and ensures that the cultural needs of each foster child is met. Little

Acorns Fostering explains that their top priority is providing foster placements where each child will

have stability, security and a warm, safe, caring environment in which they can thrive.

About Little Acorns Fostering: Little Acorns Fostering is a UK based foster care agency with many

years’ experience in social work, residential care, judicial and fostering services. A family run

business, Little Acorns Fostering strives to offer best in class services to children who enter the care

system and fostering families who are committed to nurturing and caring for some of the most

damaged children. The team at Little Acorns is committed to using their combined knowledge and

skills for the recruitment, training and support of foster carers and to achieve long term, stable

placements for children in care. Founded in 2013, Little Acorns Fostering is proud to have achieved a

‘Good’ rating in its most recent Ofsted inspection. To find out more about their services, please visit:

http://www.littleacornsfostering.com