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Find out More About Fostering in Barham

We are recruiting foster carers in Barham and surrounding areas including: Ipswich, Colchester, Norwich, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Cambridge, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Gillingham, Bells Cross, Sharpstone Street, Henley, Claydon & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Barham

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 Barham 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

How much time you care for the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You may have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's circumstances and the fostering service you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to possess your home, however generally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.

Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage condition, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Barham. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and have over ten years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the most effective possible support required on your trip to help give a safe and protected home to youngsters and youths in care.

Candidates will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, location and experience. We develop partnerships in between carers and staff, and you'll have an seasoned specialist on hand to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and well-being of the children and youths in care, by just choosing to deal with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and support we give to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Barham and surrounding areas such as Bells Cross, Sharpstone Street, Henley, Claydon, Great Blakenham, Akenham, Hemingstone, Coddenham, Baylham, Whitton.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training details and support to ensure that they can give a superior foster care service and make a real difference to a youngster or young person in need. We also work to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and pick up from their experience.

Also after you have taken on a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the full support of our specialist team that will certainly be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any questions you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Barham, Ipswich, Colchester, Norwich, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Cambridge, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Gillingham and across the East of England.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.