KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in Cotteridge

We are recruiting foster carers in Cotteridge and surrounding areas including: Birmingham, Solihull, West Bromwich, Redditch, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Tamworth, Coventry, Worcester, Bournville, Lifford, Griffins Hill, Kings Norton & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Cotteridge

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 Cotteridge 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 youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or till the youngster is an adult.

You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to own your residence, but typically, you'll need to have a extra room.

Before you can foster you have to pass an analysis to check that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Cotteridge. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the very best feasible support needed on your trip to assist supply a safe and also secure residence to children and also youths in care.

Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, area and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional available to assist 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the children and also youths in care, by just choosing to function with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to 6 core values:

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

Fostering Support

We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Cotteridge and surrounding areas such as Bournville, Lifford, Griffins Hill, Kings Norton, Stirchley, Selly Oak, Ten Acres, Walkers Heath, Selly Park, Turves Green.

All of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training info and also support to make sure that they can supply a top-notch foster care service and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.

Also after you have taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the complete support of our professional team who will get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any inquiries you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Cotteridge, Birmingham, Solihull, West Bromwich, Redditch, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Tamworth, Coventry, Worcester and across the West Midlands.

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