Types of Adoption
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Traditional Adoption
This is when a child or children are living in foster care and legal proceedings have concluded that they cannot return to live with their birth family for many different reasons. An adoptive family is found and the child or children move to live with them. It is a legal process where all rights and responsibilities are transferred to the adoptive parents permanently on the making of the adoption order.
You can find out more about the adoption process HERE and about the groups of children we are looking to find families for HERE
Baby and Toddler Adoption – Early Permanence
Early Permanence is one of the routes to adopting babies and toddlers and helps provide stability for a child while their long-term plan is still being confirmed.
If the plan for the child is one of adoption, the Early Permanence Carers usually go on to adopt the child.
Early Permanence aims to reduce delay by placing children with their potential permanent family at an earlier stage, where it is appropriate to do so. This gives children consistency, safety and the chance to begin settling into family life sooner.
Early permanence placements offer children stability and security and provide them with the opportunity to develop early attachments during a very important stage of their development.
