We are recruiting foster carers in Cookham and surrounding areas including: High Wycombe, Slough, Bracknell, Reading, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Woking, St Albans, Guildford, Basingstoke, Cookham Rise, Cookham Dean, Winter Hill, Bigfrith & 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 Cookham 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:
For how long you take care of the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or until the child is an adult.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to own your residence, however generally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which implies we can use you the most effective possible support needed on your journey to help give a secure and also secure residence to youngsters and also young individuals in care.
Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, place and also experience. We develop connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced professional on hand to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the young adults and also young individuals in care, by just selecting to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we give to possible foster carers. To attain this, we adhere to 6 core worths:
We support every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Cookham and surrounding areas such as Cookham Rise, Cookham Dean, Winter Hill, Bigfrith, Furze Platt, Bourne End, Maidenhead Court, North Town, Cores End, Little Marlow.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training information and also support so that they can give a first-class foster care service and also make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We additionally work to link our community of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our professional group that will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any questions you may have.
If you live in Cookham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Cookham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Cookham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Cookham, High Wycombe, Slough, Bracknell, Reading, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Woking, St Albans, Guildford, Basingstoke 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.