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• Professional Development for Foster Carers: The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is launching new Training, Support and Development Standards for Foster Care during Foster Care Fortnight in May 2007. Sign up to receive a bi-monthly e-newsletter giving you more information about what this means for you and details of how to access learning, resources and support.

• View our Guidance Document: Duty to Promote the Educational Achievement of Looked After Children (PDF 1.89 mb).

• Autumn 2007 Parent Partnership Newsletter is now online.

• Parents Information Day - 23 January 2008

• Towards a Professional Foster Care Service: What it Means to be a Professional Foster Carer - consultation open until 11 January 2008.

• Training the Trainers - Foster Carers needed to take part in our Peer Educators programme (Word 28 kb)

• Is Your Child in Year 5 Primary School? Read more about our Parent Information Sessions (PDF 1.13 mb) with Cheshire Parent Partnership Service and Book Online.

We at Cheshire County Council's Fostering and Adoption service, hope this website helps you get an idea of the effect you could have on a child's life by adoption or fostering, and how you can adopt or foster a child or young person in Cheshire.

Cheshire's fostering and adoption service provides a wide range of services, from full time adoption and fostering to part-time caring. Whatever time and love you can give will drastically change a child's life - for the better.

The impact you can have on the life of a child is immense, however many people hesitate believing they are not special enough to foster or adopt a child - they are wrong! The truth is that you only have to be special in the eyes of the child you care for. To do that you need the time to make a child feel wanted, loved and an important part of your life for as long as they are in your care. You really can make a difference and change a child's life.

We provide adoption and fostering services throughout the Cheshire region from Ellesmere Port to Chester, Northwich to Crewe and Macclesfield to Congleton and we are happy to speak to anyone with any questions, queries or worries. If you live in Stockport, Manchester, Liverpool, Wirral, Stoke-on-Trent, Flintshire or Wrexham we are happy to offer help and advice although these areas do have their own fostering and adoption services.

If you would like to request a brochure or require further information please fill in our enquiry form and we can answer any queries or worries you may have. Alternatively you can telephone Cheshire County Council's Fostering and Adoption hotline for more information on 01244 602222.

With your help and support Fostering and Adoption really will make a difference to a child or young person.