We are recruiting foster carers in Copford and surrounding areas including: Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Chatham, Cambridge, Gillingham, Copford Green, Marks Tey, Seven Star Green, Aldham & 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 Copford 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 youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to numerous years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering service you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to have your residence, but typically, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage status, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which suggests we can offer you the most effective possible assistance needed on your trip to aid offer a risk-free and also safe and secure residence to youngsters and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, examining capacities, area and also experience. We construct connections between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an seasoned expert on hand to aid 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the children and also youths in treatment, by just choosing to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we offer to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to 6 core worths:
We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Copford and surrounding areas such as Copford Green, Marks Tey, Seven Star Green, Aldham, Mulberry Green, Gallows Green, Eight Ash Green, Stanway, Easthorpe, Fordham Heath.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training info and also assistance to make sure that they can offer a superior foster treatment service and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise work to attach our area of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also find out from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert group that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Copford and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Copford or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Copford please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Copford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Chatham, Cambridge, Gillingham 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.