From an overnight stay to a period of several months or longer, short-term foster carers look after children until they can return home to their own family or a longer-term plan can be made. 

Short-term foster care can involve children of all ages, a child on their own or a group of siblings.

As a short-term foster carer you will be there to help a child when they need you and also help them to move on from your care – back to their birth family, another foster family, or adoption.