Fostering

When you join us as a foster carer you'll be working with us in helping to improve local children's lives.

It's a big step you're taking − not one that should be taken lightly. But we'll support you all the way. And there are some very good reasons why you're making the right decision.

Most importantly, you'll make a big difference to the life of children who need you. You'll be:

  • providing security and stability during a difficult time for them

  • keeping them safe and well until they can go home

  • teaching them new skills and providing them with new experiences

  • helping them grow and develop into happy and successful adults.

You'll get a lot out of it too. You'll see children blossom under your loving care. You'll laugh and cry with them. You'll pass on your skills and have fun teaching them new things. And you'll see families reunited when times get better.

Future of youth activities in Derbyshire consultation

We're running a 10 week consultation on our proposals to change the way youth activities and services are delivered in Derbyshire.

We are keen to involve as many young people and their parents as possible as well as partner organisations and other stakeholders. We encourage you to be involved and complete the consultation questionnaire.

Our proposals mean we would:

  • no longer provide front-line activities for teenagers and we would close our youth clubs and mobile service
  • continue to provide professionally qualified youth workers to support vulnerable young people and families facing difficulties
  • set up a Youth Activities Grant scheme to support new projects, voluntary, community and independent groups which provide youth services and activities
  • review our youth centres to transfer or dispose of the buildings.

Take part in the future of youth activities in Derbyshire consultation online.

Baby Babble

Are you fostering a child under one?

Baby Babble is six-week programme which aims to help develop the communication skills of babies aged from four to 10 months.

Sessions last one hour, with approximately 45 minutes of activities/information and 15 minutes social time at the end.

The activities are designed to help develop a baby's pre-language skills and include stories, nursery rhymes, listening activities, bubbles, peek-a-boo and baby signing.

The activities are supplemented by information for parents, for example why stories and nursery rhymes are important, using treasure baskets and tips for baby signing.

Baby Babble has proved popular with families and feedback has been positive.

Courses are planned for Buxton in February, June and October and at Bakewell Children's Centre in May. Dates for a summer course in Matlock are to be confirmed.

See the Baby Babble poster in the related documents section of this web page and share it with other foster carers currently looking after children aged under one.

Related documents

The following documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can download the PDF software for free from the Adobe website (opens in a new window)

The following document is in PowerPoint format. You can download the PowerPoint software for free from the PowerPoint viewer page (opens in a new window) of the Microsoft website.

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