Fostering Team

Parent and Child Placement Daily Record

Please complete this as either part of the daily recording or for a significant event, specific and manageable targets, tasks and activities should be covered with details about progress made and where additional support is needed, including how this is being provided.

(This should be a joint task, discussed between carers and parents on a daily basis. Please seek additional guidance where necessary from your supervising social worker.)

Date completed: ………………………………………………………………………………..	

Full names of parent and child: ……………………………………………………………..
	
SU numbers: …………………………………………………………………………………….		

Childs needs: Please consider routine, play/stimulation (smiles, cuddles, communication), physical care (nappy changes, bathing, clean clothes, encouraging development), emotional care (attachments, eye contact, reassurance). 	

	

Parent's presentation: Please consider parent's stability/emotional wellbeing (frame of mind), timekeeping, cleanliness of bedroom, household chores undertaken and personal hygiene (showers, teeth/hair, clean clothes)	

	

Budgeting: Please consider (Any money given to parent for themselves and child, how this money is managed and if purchases are planned for). 	

	

Preparation of bottles: Please consider (Cleaning/sterilisation/cooking) who cooks for parent and child, preparation of bottles and types of food chosen when appropriate.	

	

Summary of discussions held during the day between Foster Carer and Parent: Please consider (concerns, positives, interventions from carers, skills to work on and progression made)	

	

Additional comments: Foster carers to provide additional details where appropriate that is not covered by the above catergories.	

	

Additional comments: Parents to provide additional details regarding their experiences e.g things that have gone well, things that may require some more time and support to master.	

	

QUALITY ASSURANCE

CHILD'S SOCIAL WORKER: Comments			

Any further action needed?	
Yes 	
No 	Form seen by child/young person?	
Yes 	
No 	
Date:	
		
Form seen by person with Parental Responsibility?	Yes 	No 	Date			
Name:		Date:		Signature:			

SUPERVISING SOCIAL WORKER: Comments			

Any further action needed?	Yes 	No 			
Name:		Date:		Signature:			

FOSTER CARER: 			

Name:		Date:		Signature:			

MOTHER: 			

Name:		Date:	     	Signature: