Adoption in Hertfordshire

Adoption is a lifelong commitment. It means providing a permanent home to a child and giving them a chance to fulfil their individual potential. All children need a stable and secure family in which they can grow into adulthood. It is this stability and security that makes adoption such a positive option for the child. When you adopt a child, you take on all the rights and responsibilities for the child that the birth parent had.

Our adoption team is here to take you through the process of adoption and, once approved as an adopter, we have a dedicated team who will be able to offer post adoption support and training to help you build your new life as a family together. We also provide a range of services to support children and adults who have been adopted, as well as offering advice and support to birth families that have been affected by adoption.

Adoption agency values and principles

All children should have a sense of belonging in their lives. For most children this comes from living with their biological family. When this is not possible, which may be for a variety of reasons, we will need to find an alternative family for the child. We know that for many children adoption is the right choice.
Adoption provides children with a unique opportunity for a fresh start as permanent members of new families, enjoying the sense of security and well being so far denied them in their young lives.