KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in Alton

We are recruiting foster carers in Alton and surrounding areas including: Basingstoke, Guildford, Eastleigh, Bracknell, Reading, Woking, Portsmouth, Southampton, Slough, Crawley, Mount Pleasant, Newtown, Wilsom, Spitalhatch & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Alton

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Alton area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

For how long you take care of the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or up until the child is an adult.

You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not need to own your house, but generally, you'll need to have a spare room.

Before you can foster you have to pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital status, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Alton. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which implies we can supply you the very best feasible support needed on your journey to aid provide a secure and also safe house to children and also youths in treatment.

Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, assessing abilities, area and also experience. We develop partnerships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional handy to aid 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we provide to possible foster carers. To attain this, we stick to 6 core values:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our possible foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Alton and surrounding areas such as Mount Pleasant, Newtown, Wilsom, Spitalhatch, The Butts, Anstey, Chawton, Holybourne, Neatham, Cuckoos Corner.

All of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training info and also support to make sure that they can provide a first-class foster treatment service and also make a real difference to a child or young person in need. We also function to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.

Even after you have actually taken on a foster child or young person, you will have the complete support of our professional team who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any questions you might have.

If you live in Alton and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Alton or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Alton please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Alton, Basingstoke, Guildford, Eastleigh, Bracknell, Reading, Woking, Portsmouth, Southampton, Slough, Crawley 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.