We are recruiting foster carers in Chafford Hundred and surrounding areas including: Dartford, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Rayleigh, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, London, Chelmsford, Harlow, North Stifford, Grays, South Stifford, Little Thurrock & 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 Chafford Hundred 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 look after the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to many years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's situations and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your home, however generally, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital condition, religion or sexual preference.
We have assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which implies we can provide you the best feasible assistance needed on your journey to help offer a risk-free and also protected home to youngsters and also young individuals in care.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, analyzing capacities, location and also experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled specialist available to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the young adults and also young individuals in care, by just choosing to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core values:
We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Chafford Hundred and surrounding areas such as North Stifford, Grays, South Stifford, Little Thurrock, Thurrock Park, West Thurrock, Orsett Heath, South Ockendon, Baker Street, Chadwell St Mary.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training info and also assistance to ensure that they can offer a excellent foster care solution and also make a real difference to a child or young individual in need. We also work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also learn from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist team who will certainly be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any questions you might have.
If you live in Chafford Hundred and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Chafford Hundred or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Chafford Hundred please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Chafford Hundred, Dartford, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Rayleigh, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, London, Chelmsford, Harlow 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.