Children are placed in the care of Essex County Council's Children's Services for many different reasons. Most of these children will be placed in foster families until they are ready to return to their own families. Children who can't return to their birth parents or other members of their extended family may be waiting for an adoptive family.

All kinds of people are needed to become adoptive parents and foster carers for all types of children. However, most children needing foster and adoptive homes are aged three or older, many need to stay with their brothers and sisters and some may have special needs. Foster families that can look after young mother and baby placements are also needed.

Further details can be found through the link below.

Adopting and Fostering in Essex.