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Adopting a Child
What is adoption?
Adoption is giving a child a new and permanent family because they cannot be brought up by their own parents. If you adopt a child you become the childs legal parent/s.
Who can apply?
You can apply to adopt if you are:
Married, single or living with a partner
Gay or straight
Living in rented accommodation or own your own home (as long as you have a spare room)
What happens next?
An adoption social worker will contact you after your initial enquiry to let you know if we can take your interest in adoption further. We will then visit you to discuss adoption in more detail and help you with any further considerations you need to make before making a more formal application to us.
For more information please see read the following document
‘Frequently Asked Questions’
How to apply
- Use our online form to enquire about adoption go to www.haringey.gov.uk
- You can also contact us at:
- Adoption Team40 Cumberland Road
Wood Green London N22 7SG
- Telephone: 020 8489 3309
- Email: [email protected]
Child Profiles
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Tierique (DOB April 2003) and Germaine (DOB November 2004
Tierique and Germaine are of African Caribbean background (St Lucia). Their mother is African Caribbean and their father is dual heritage of African Caribbean/ White UK background.
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Brandon - DOB 25 July 2007
He is a healthy child and developing well, meeting all his developmental milestones. He has been with his foster carer since he was discharged from hospital and has formed a strong attachment with her and her family.
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Bartek
Bartek has brown curly hair, dark brown eyes and a light brown complexion. He is a sociable little boy who enjoys playing with anything that makes a noise, especially his train set. He is full of life, kind, outgoing and loves being around other people and children. He has a strong attachment to his foster carer where he has been placed since he was six weeks old.
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Lewis - DOB 11.11.2006
Lewis is a child of white Irish and African Caribbean- Jamaican heritage. He is a delightful, lively, engaging and active child who responds to lots of stimulation. He enjoys exploring his environment and likes playing with toys especially musical ones. He is a fun child and also looks forward to participating in out door activities including football
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Jerome - DOB October 2002.
He is an engaging boy who wants to play with other children but struggles in terms of his language development and social skills. He is waiting to be formally assessed as his development may fall within the milder end of the autistic spectrum. At the moment he plays alongside other children. He particularly enjoys sand and water play and small cars, trains and toy animals. He also wears glasses for a degree of poor vision.
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Idman - DOB August 2006
Idman who is of African/Somalian heritage was born in August 2006.
Idman is an alert happy baby who is full of laughter and meeting all of her developmental milestones.
She is in good health and responds well to routine. Her carers says that she is an engaging child who enjoys music and likes to dance.
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Amadu: DOB 31/08/2004 and Adrial 14/05/2006
Amadu and Adrial are full siblings of Gambian/Ghanaian heritage. They have lived together since Adrial was 2 months old and are very close to each other. They are rewarding to care for and need to be placed together in an adoptive family.
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