About Us

Our History and Vision

The Capstone Foster Care journey was started by Richard Compton-Burnett and Simon Constantine in 2009.
From the beginning of the Capstone journey, we have been clear in our vision, and passionate about 3 main areas:

• Making a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in care
• Supporting carers with extensive fostering training and 24-hour support
• Striving for excellence in all that we do

As an independent fostering agency, we bring many years of management, strategic and financial experience to Capstone and, over the last decade, we have grown rapidly. Beginning as a small team, we now operate from offices covering most parts of England – with over 180 members of staff supporting 600 carers.

Our Core Values

When you become a foster carer with Capstone, you are in safe hands. We’re here to guide you through every step of the journey, following our vision and also adhering to our values.

Here at Capstone Foster Care, we have 6 core values:

• Building brighter futures - promoting excellent outcomes for children and young people
• Priority safeguarding - putting safeguarding at the heart of the agency
• Investing in care leavers - investing in children leaving care, supporting transitions to independence and access to opportunities
• High-quality support – providing an outstanding quality of service for foster carers and their families
• Advocacy - listening, hearing and acting for those we support
• Supporting staff – supporting and investing in our team of staff

For more information about how we’ve demonstrated these values in our work, read through some of our fostering case studies.

Fostering with Capstone

By becoming a foster carer with Capstone Foster Care, we will be with you every step of the way throughout the journey. With 24-hour support available and extensive fostering training programmes to participate in, we ensure you are as best prepared for fostering as you can be – and strive to help you become the best foster carer you can be.

Find out more reasons why you should choose Capstone from our detailed guide, or simply get in touch with our helpful team to understand more about us, and why you should become a foster carer with our agency today.