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8 Baby Sitters and Overnight Stays | Haringey Foster Carer Handbook
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48 <h1>
48 Baby Sitters and Overnight Stays
48 </h1>
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50 Standards & Regulations
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51 <p>
51 Training, Support and Development Standards for Foster Care:
51 </p>
52 <ul>
53 <li>
53 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
53 Standard 1 - Understand the principles and values essential for fostering children and
young people
53 </a>
53 .
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54 Standard 2 - Understand your role as a foster carer
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54 .
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57 <br />
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59 <p>
59 All parents as well as foster carers need a break and will at times have to leave their child with
relatives or a baby-sitter. A child/young person may also want to have an overnight stay at some
point or times with friends.
59 </p>
60 <p>
60 It is important that the child’s social worker and the child’s parents reach agreement
at the time of the child’s placement as to the circumstances in which you can give
permission to these situations and that this is set out in the
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60 Placement Plan
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60 and recorded. This is also the case for Family and Friends Carers.
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61 <p>
61 However the general rule is that the child or young person should have the same opportunities to
enjoy leisure time activities like sleepovers as any other child of their age unless there is a
good reason for this not to happen.
61 </p>
62 <p>
62 It may also be helpful to identify as soon as possible anyone who you may consider to be a baby
sitter and discuss this with your Supervising Social Worker. This should be included in your
Placement Plan and where appropriate recorded as part of the decision with regards to delegated
authority.
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63 Looked After Children
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63 have often led unsettled lives and usually benefit from being given good notice about staying
somewhere different overnight.
63 </p>
64 <p>
64 A young person may also be asked to babysit; you should talk to your supervising social worker for
advice.
64 </p>
65 <h3 class="h3">
65 <br />
66 Overnight Stays
66 </h3>
67 <p>
67 You should only give agreement for overnight stays if it has been agreed that you have delegated
authority to make such decisions. It is your responsibility to find out all that you can about the
people the child wishes to visit or stay with.
67 </p>
68 <p>
68 You should meet the adults, have an address and telephone number and be confident the child will
not be at risk of harm.
68 </p>
69 <p>
69 They should also have a clear idea of how the child is getting there; sleeping arrangements and
how and when the child will return.
69 </p>
70 <p>
70 Where possible overnight stays should be planned to ensure arrangements are made
appropriately. Permission for overnight stays will usually be discussed when the child is placed
and recorded in the Placement Plan as part of your delegated responsibilities.
70 </p>
71 <p>
71 You should base your decision on the following:
71 </p>
72 <ol>
73 <li>
73 What does the Placement Plan say about baby sitters, visits and overnight stays?
73 </li>
74 <li>
74 Would the child struggle with an overnight stays because of their background?
74 </li>
75 <li>
75 Are you worried about the people or the activities they may be taking part in?
75 </li>
76 <li>
76 The age and understanding of the child/young person.
76 </li>
77 <li>
77 Whose idea was the overnight stay and what is the purpose?
77 </li>
78 <li>
78 How well is the friend or family known to the child?
78 </li>
79 </ol>
80 <p>
80 The child should also have your contact details; know the plan for their return and what to do if
they decide to come home early.
80 </p>
81 <p>
81 Depending on the needs of the child, you should discuss with the child if they are old enough what
they can tell the people they will be visiting.
81 </p>
82 <p>
82 You should only give information on a ‘need to know’ basis and record what information
they have given in the child’s daily record.
82 </p>
83 <p>
83 They may tell them about health care needs of the child, routines and any behaviour issues.
83 </p>
84 <p>
84 If the child does not want information to be shared, then they need to be told that this could
affect whether they can stay overnight.
84 </p>
85 <p>
85 Record any decisions and the arrangements in the child’s daily record.
85 </p>
86 <p>
86 Even if it has been agreed that the child’s social worker does not have to be consulted, you
should still inform them as soon as possible afterwards (within 1 working day) and the social
worker should inform the parents as appropriate.
86 </p>
87 <p>
87 If as part of contact, arrangements the child/young person is due to stay away from placement with
family members, the child’s social worker will make all appropriate arrangements.
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103 About Us
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104 Being a Foster Carer
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105 Safeguarding Everyone in our Household
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106 The Placement
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107 Caring for Children
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108 Want to become a Foster Carer
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109 London Child Protection Procedures
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110 Haringey Children's Services Fostering Procedures
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111 Family and Friends Carers Policy
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