About Adoption Counts

Why choose Adoption Counts?

• The children are in our care: as Local Authorities we are directly responsible for children who have a plan of adoption, and our adopters are always considered first. Since April 2024, 97% of the children in our area have been placed with our adopters, rather than with adopters from another region or voluntary agency.

• The region we cover is large: we work across the Local Authorities for Manchester, Cheshire East, Stockport, Salford and Trafford. Working collectively means we have a large pool of children waiting, so matches can be made quickly, and we make matches across the geographical area.

• We are experienced: over the years we have created over 700 families. Children’s social workers work and our family finders have years of experience in working together, which enables us to make strong matches in the best interest of both the child and your family.

• We work to national standards: where stage 1 should be completed in two months and stage 2 in four months. So you have the potential to have a child with you within 6-12 months.

• Our post-adoption support is extensive: if you’re matched with one of our children, you will have a seamless transition to our Adoption Support services. These are available to all our adoptive families as much or as little as you need them.

• We are child-focused: our team will always strive to do what’s in the best interest for the children who are in our care and that means investing heavily into our adopters through their training, in expert matching and in post-adoption support. We are here to support you every step of the way as we know that’s what our children need us to do.