"We got into disability fostering because we were asked to take on a child on with severe disabilities. Mum had walked in with a four-month-old child in her arms, placed him in mine, and from that moment we were hooked. He was expected to live on for about a year, but in fact lived until he was seven-and-a-half. At that point, we took stock and thought that we really couldn't just move on from what he has taught us; we needed to use that somehow. So, we started the process with Credo Care, and decided to do it full-time."

"You start to see them relax, enjoy themselves and they start to trust you. It's the most wonderful thing to see them relax when there's a procedure to be done - we've had one little girl who was particularly close to Andrew; it would all come very naturally. You can't buy that sort of thing, you can't be paid for that sort of thing... It's very special to the heart and we're very grateful for those times. "

"We didn't really have much experience working with children or with people with disabilities until we had our son. As new parents, we went on a few parenting courses that helped us to understand how our child would be developing, his dietary needs, when he should be approaching milestones... Looking back now, that's what made us stronger parents; we became his voice and now he is doing so well. There were a number of reasons that we wanted to become foster carers but the main reason was that we wanted to make a difference to another child with disabilities, and with Credo Care, we are able to do just that."