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Slough Children First hosts annual Foster Carers’ Awards to express gratitude to carers over the past year

On Sunday 26 November, Slough Children First (SCF) held its annual awards to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our foster carers and home from home carers. The event was held […]

Coffee morning with Black History Month theme for our foster carers

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On Tuesday 11 October, Slough Children First’s (SCF) IFA held a coffee morning for our foster carers. As well as having refreshments, the coffee mornings are a chance for the […]

Slough Children First hosts ‘Therapeutic Parenting’ Carers Conference

On Saturday 8th July, Slough Children First’s (SCF) IFA held a carers’ conference / children’s day in Farnham. The theme for the conference was therapeutic parenting and a range of […]

Celebrating Foster Care Fortnight 2023

This year, Foster Care Fortnight ran from 15-28 May. Like last year, the theme this year was ‘Fostering Communities’, which raised awareness about the power and importance of fostering as […]

Mockingbird ‘Cultural Cook-off’

On Saturday 9 March, two of our foster carers (who work with us on the Mockingbird Programme) hosted a cultural cook-off. The Mockingbird Programme is an innovative method of delivering […]

Slough Children First hosts Foster Carer Awards – a celebration of true unsung heroes

After hosting a virtual celebration in 2021, Slough Children First’s Independent Fostering Agency (SCF IFA) were able to celebrate the work of their foster carers in person on 16 October […]

Celebrating Foster Care Fortnight

This year, Foster Care Fortnight runs from 9-22 May. To celebrate, over 20 foster carers joined Slough Children First Independent Fostering Agency (SCF IFA); Councillor Christine Hulme (Cabinet Member for […]

Fostering Information Session

Foster carers look after children or young people who cannot live with their own families. This could be due to reasons that include illness, relationship breakdown or concerns about their […]

Slough Children First fostering agency rated good by Ofsted inspectors

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Slough Children First’s Independent Fostering Agency has been rated good by inspectors from Ofsted following an inspection of the service in July. In a letter published on Ofsted’s website, staff […]

Foster carers share their inspiring stories

Foster carers in Slough have been sharing their stories as part of Foster Care Fortnight, a national campaign organised by the Fostering Network to showcase the commitment, passion and dedication […]

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