Relief Care

What is relief care?

Also known as shared care, the term 'relief care' covers a variety of different types of part-time foster care.

Relief carers might have a child to stay for anything from a few hours each week to a couple of weekends each month.

This arrangement gives birth families or the full time foster carer of a child a break to spend with their own children or have a holiday. It also allows the child to develop relationships with other people and widen their circle of friends and carers.

If you would like to know more about Relief Care, please click the following link and complete the Fostering Enquiries Contact Us/Self Referral Online Form or

• To contact the team by phone ring 01628-683201
• Send your enquiry by email to adoption-fostering@rbwm.gov.uk.
• The address to write to is: Fostering, Adoption & Respite Service, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1RF
  

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