We are recruiting foster carers in Cold Harbour and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Eastbourne, Warren Street, Stalisfield Green, Wyebanks, Otterden Place & 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 Cold Harbour 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:
The length of time you care for the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to have your residence, however generally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital status, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which means we can use you the most effective feasible support required on your trip to assist provide a risk-free and also safe and secure residence to children and also youths in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer aiming to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, examining capacities, area and also experience. We build partnerships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced professional accessible to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also welfare of the children and also youths in treatment, by only selecting to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we provide to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core worths:
We assist every one of our possible foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Cold Harbour and surrounding areas such as Warren Street, Stalisfield Green, Wyebanks, Otterden Place, Slade, Payden Street, The Valley, Greet, Little Frith, Frith.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and also support to ensure that they can provide a superior foster treatment solution and also make a real distinction to a child or young person in need. We additionally work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also learn from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the full support of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Cold Harbour and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Cold Harbour or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Cold Harbour please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Cold Harbour, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Eastbourne 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.