Providing early permanence for children

Coram Centre for Early Permanence provides young children in care proceedings with the opportunity to live with their forever family as early as possible, by enabling them to find carers who are ready and willing to adopt them at a later stage.

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Providing early permanence for children

We aim to provide young children in care proceedings with the opportunity to live with their forever family as early as possible. This early permanence gives young children emotional, physical and legal security, which can make a huge difference to their lives.

Published 21 February 2023
26

adoption agencies have joined our Early Permanence Network

Our Early Permanence Network enables adoption agencies across the country to share best practice in finding lasting families early for young children.

Read more about early permanence

Creative therapeutic services

We offer music and art therapy alongside specialist clinical, therapist and mental health support to help young people and their families build the skills and emotional resilience they need to thrive.

Published 2 February 2023
90%

of parents reported improvement in their child’s behaviour

We have been working with children and their families to support social and emotional development for more than 15 years.

Read about our creative therapies

Making life better for families

We work to make the UK better for families by campaigning for childcare and early years solutions that parents want and need, based on our research and parent-led programmes.

Published 27 January 2023
Over 7000

families reached per year through our Parent Champions

Our volunteer Parent Champions help ensure marginalised and isolated parents don’t miss out on vital information about local family services.

Find out more about how we help families

Coram Activity Days

Through our Activity Days, adoptive parents and foster carers can discover whether they feel an emotional connection with children, rather than relying on a written profile. Our Activity Days for siblings bring groups of brothers and sisters together for quality time.

Published 26 January 2023
1,400+

children matched with adoptive parents through Activity Days

We’ve matched more children with families than any single adoption agency in the 10 years of our pioneering Adoption Activity Days.

Discover our Activity Days