We are recruiting foster carers in Abingdon-on-Thames and surrounding areas including: Oxford, Reading, High Wycombe, Bracknell, Basingstoke, Slough, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Woking, Caldecott, Northcourt, Wildmoor, Shippon & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Abingdon-on-Thames area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
How much time you take care of the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You may be able to workand foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's situations and the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your house, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have helped to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and have over one decade of experience, which means we can provide you the finest feasible support needed on your journey to aid provide a safe and secure house to children and youths in care.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, analyzing capabilities, area and experience. We build connections between carers and team, and you'll have an skilled expert handy to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and well-being of the young adults and youths in care, by only picking to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and support we provide to potential foster carers. To attain this, we stick to 6 core values:
We support all of our possible foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Abingdon-on-Thames and surrounding areas such as Caldecott, Northcourt, Wildmoor, Shippon, Culham, Peachcroft, Lodge Hill, Radley Park, Radley, Sutton Courtenay.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training information and support to make sure that they can provide a top-notch foster care solution and make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and pick up from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our expert group who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Abingdon-on-Thames and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Abingdon-on-Thames or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Abingdon-on-Thames please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxford, Reading, High Wycombe, Bracknell, Basingstoke, Slough, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Woking and across the South East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.