We are recruiting foster carers in Blackcat and surrounding areas including: Harlow, Chelmsford, Basildon, Rayleigh, Dartford, Stevenage, London, Southend-on-Sea, St Albans, Watford, Little Laver, Woodend, Norwood End, Matching Green & 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 Blackcat 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:
Exactly how long you care for the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to many years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your home, however usually, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital status, religious beliefs or sex-related positioning.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can offer you the very best possible assistance needed on your trip to help offer a safe and also risk-free home to youngsters and also youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, examining abilities, location and also experience. We construct relationships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an seasoned expert on hand to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also well-being of the young adults and also youngsters in treatment, by just selecting to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core values:
We support every one of our possible foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Blackcat and surrounding areas such as Little Laver, Woodend, Norwood End, Matching Green, Abbess Roding, Beauchamp Roding, Abbess End, Manwood Green, High Laver, Clatterford End.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training details and also assistance so that they can offer a superior foster treatment service and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our expert group who will get on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any type of questions you may have.
If you live in Blackcat and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Blackcat or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Blackcat please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Blackcat, Harlow, Chelmsford, Basildon, Rayleigh, Dartford, Stevenage, London, Southend-on-Sea, St Albans, Watford 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.