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Foster Care Survey 2024
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24 Oct 2024
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How you got started
1. What motivated you to become a foster carer? (please tick all that apply)
Another foster parent
Knowing fostered children
Was fostered as a child
Contact with foster families through my work
Increase family size
Belief I had something to offer
Contact with children through my work
Wanting to help children
Sense of responsibility
Own children have left home
Choosing foster caring as a career
Partner wanted to
Members of my family have fostered
Other (please specify)
2. Before you applied to be a foster carer were you aware of or had you seen/heard any of the following? (please tick all that apply)
Cumbria Fostering radio advert
Cumbria Fostering television advert
Cumbria Fostering Facebook page
Cumbria Fostering Newspaper advert
Cumbria Fostering leaflet
Cumbria Fostering event or information session
Fostering friendly employee campaign
3. What age were you when you first applied to be a foster carer?
Under 25
25-29
30-34
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40-44
45-49
50-54
55-64
Over 65
4. When you decided to apply to become a foster carer what factors were most important in choosing who to foster with? (please rank your top three factors in the drop downs)
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Confidence in the council/agency
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The training that was available
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Word of mouth/recommendations
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Payments - easy to understand
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Payments - value of
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The support that was on offer
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Was not aware there were choices
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Belief I would be offered more regular placements
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Quality of information available online
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Overall ethos of the agency
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Other (please specify)
5. Earlier this year Cumbria Fostering became part of a new regional fostering recruitment hub, Foster With Us, along with three other local authorities. Would you like to be involved with publicity for the hub?
Yes
No
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