We are recruiting foster carers in Coolinge and surrounding areas including: Hastings, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Eastbourne, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Morehall, Sandgate, Cheriton, Shorncliffe Camp & 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 Coolinge 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 youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your house, but generally, you'll require to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the most effective possible support required on your trip to help provide a risk-free and also safe and secure house to youngsters and also young people in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing abilities, location and also experience. We build connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled specialist accessible to help 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the young adults and also young people in treatment, by just selecting to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to six core values:
We support every one of our prospective foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Coolinge and surrounding areas such as Morehall, Sandgate, Cheriton, Shorncliffe Camp, Folkestone, Horn Street, Foord, Seabrook, Elvington, Peene.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training info and also support to ensure that they can provide a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a real difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We likewise function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist group that will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any kind of questions you might have.
If you live in Coolinge and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Coolinge or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Coolinge please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Coolinge, Hastings, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Eastbourne, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford 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.