KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in Cocking

We are recruiting foster carers in Cocking and surrounding areas including: Portsmouth, Worthing, Guildford, Eastleigh, Basingstoke, Hove, Woking, Crawley, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Heyshott Green, Bepton, Heyshott, Cocking Causeway & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Cocking

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 Cocking 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 look after the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or until the child is an adult.

You may have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to have your residence, yet normally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.

Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to look after a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage status, faith or sexual positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Cocking. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which implies we can offer you the very best feasible support required on your trip to assist give a secure and also risk-free residence to youngsters and also youngsters in care.

Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer aiming to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, examining abilities, area and also experience. We build partnerships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an seasoned specialist handy to assist 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 youngsters in care, by just choosing to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we give to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Cocking and surrounding areas such as Heyshott Green, Bepton, Heyshott, Cocking Causeway, Hoyle, Bepton Common, West Lavington, Midhurst, Minsted, Quags Corner.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training details and also support to make sure that they can give a first-rate foster care solution and also make a real distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also pick up from their experience.

Even after you have actually taken on a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist team who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any kind of concerns you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Cocking, Portsmouth, Worthing, Guildford, Eastleigh, Basingstoke, Hove, Woking, Crawley, Brighton and Hove, Southampton 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.