Children in care
This information is to help you understand almost everything you
need to know about being in care. There are many reasons why
children and young people are in care and every case is different.
All of you are in care (that is about 1 in every 100 children)
because it is not in your best interest to live with your birth
family at this time. We understand you may be feeling scared or
worried but it’s important to remember there are lots of people who
want to help and hopefully make you feel better.
If you are in care it means you don't live with your parents,
but instead live in a care home or with foster parents or with a
relative or friend. There are lots of reasons why children and
young people are in care. Every case is different, sometimes
children are in care because their families are not able to look
after them or sometimes children are in care because specialist
services do not think it is best for them to live with their
parents. Often this is only a short-term thing, but sometimes it's
more permanent.
A care order gives social services parental responsibility. This means that social services, rather than your parents have the job of looking after you and you’ll be assigned to a social worker.
An explaination of the different places you might stay if you are in care.
We want children in care, like every child and young person in Peterborough to have high aspirations about what they can and will achieve.
When in care there will be lots of different people to help and support you in everyway needed. Here’s a bit more about them.
Here are answers to some of the questions you might have to help you feel more relaxed.
We are here to make sure you are safe and in good health at all times.
The Children in care council (CiCC) meet every month and allows young people in care to voice their opinions, feelings and thoughts about the care system.
Our role is to support and monitor the education of children in care in Peterborough in order to improve their achievement and future life chances.
Specialist services have to continue to offer you help, for example with finding somewhere to live, until you are 21 years old.
Contact details of organisations who may be able to help you with all aspects of being in care.