Daily diary
Record diary entries for each child, capture moods and concerns, and attach photos or voice notes in seconds.
Fostering, simplifiedOne app for every Family.
One app for every Family.
One platform for every authority.
Nurture gives foster carers a simple, secure way to manage day-to-day fostering from their phone — and gives social workers and local authorities the complete picture behind every child.
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For foster carers
Smart tools for foster families
Built for the families at the heart of fostering. Nurture makes everyday admin faster so you can focus on what matters most.
Expenses & mileage
Submit expense claims with receipt photos and track mileage with built-in GPS journey logging.
Accident & incident reports
Log incidents quickly with severity, location and supporting photos — no paperwork, no delay.
Secure messaging
Communicate directly and securely with your social worker, with every thread kept in one place.
Your children
View key details for the children in your care at a glance — placement, school, health and contacts.
Training & certification
Keep track of mandatory training and certifications, with reminders before anything lapses.
Nurture Family
Never miss a thing.
Diary entries, receipts, mileage, incidents and messages — captured the moment they happen, synced straight to your social worker.
Face ID sign-in
Secure, instant access with biometrics.
Voice notes & photos
Attach evidence to any diary entry or report.
GPS mileage
Journeys logged automatically, ready to claim.
How it works
Connected from day one
Step 01
Your authority sets up Nurture
Staff, carers and children are onboarded into one governed workspace.
Step 02
Carers download the app
Families sign in with an invite, then use Face ID from there on.
Step 03
Everything flows to the right person
Diary entries, claims and reports land with the social worker, reviewed and audited.
Security & privacy
Safeguarding-grade by default
Fostering records are some of the most sensitive data an authority holds. Nurture is built around that reality.
Read the privacy policyUK GDPR by design
Your authority remains the data controller. Nurture operates as a data processor under a written data processing agreement.
Role-separated access
SuperAdmin, Admin, Staff and Family lanes — every record scoped to the authority, family and child it belongs to.
Full audit trail
Every change is recorded with who, what and when, and searchable from the audit log.
Secure sign-in
Face ID and fingerprint sign-in on mobile, with credentials stored in the device secure enclave.
Photos & files handled with care
Attachments are stored securely and linked to the record they belong to — never floating around a camera roll or inbox.
Built in the UK
Designed with UK local authorities and fostering agencies, hosted on Microsoft Azure.
Get Nurture Family today
Free for foster carers whose authority or agency uses Nurture. Ask your social worker for an invite, or contact us.