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Find out More About Fostering in Cotmanhay

We are recruiting foster carers in Cotmanhay and surrounding areas including: Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Leicester, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Stoke-on-Trent, Lincoln, Walsall, Shipley Common, Shipley Gate, Ilkeston Junction, Awsworth & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Cotmanhay

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 Cotmanhay 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 on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or till the child is an adult.

You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to own your house, but typically, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage status, religion or sexual positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Cotmanhay. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which means we can offer you the finest feasible assistance needed on your journey to help give a secure and also protected house to youngsters and also youngsters in care.

Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking 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 relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced expert handy to help 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also youngsters in care, by only choosing to function with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we give to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by 6 core values:

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

Fostering Support

We assist 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 Cotmanhay and surrounding areas such as Shipley Common, Shipley Gate, Ilkeston Junction, Awsworth, Cossall Marsh, Shipley, New Eastwood, Ilkeston, Cossall, Newthorpe Common.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training details and also assistance so that they can give a excellent foster care service and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young individual in need. We additionally function to connect our community of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also learn from their experience.

Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert team who will certainly be on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any kind of questions you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Cotmanhay, Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Leicester, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Stoke-on-Trent, Lincoln, Walsall and across the East Midlands.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.