We are recruiting foster carers in Cowden and surrounding areas including: Crawley, Maidstone, Dartford, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Chatham, Gillingham, London, Eastbourne, Hastings, Holtye, Horseshoe Green, Markbeech, Stick Hill & 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 Cowden 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:
How long you take care of the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or up until the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the child's situations and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your home, yet usually, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to examine that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, faith or sex-related positioning.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which implies we can offer you the ideal feasible assistance required on your trip to help offer a secure and also safe and secure home to youngsters and also youths in care.
Applicants will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to transfer fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, assessing capacities, place and also experience. We construct relationships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned expert handy to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in care, by only picking to work with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we offer to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We assist all of our possible foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Cowden and surrounding areas such as Holtye, Horseshoe Green, Markbeech, Stick Hill, Newtown, Blackham, Hammerwood, Teasley Mead, Hartwell, Chiddingstone Hoath.
All of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training information and also assistance to ensure that they can offer a excellent foster care solution and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young individual in need. We likewise work to attach our community of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also learn from their experience.
Even after you have actually tackled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert team that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any kind of questions you may have.
If you live in Cowden and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Cowden or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Cowden please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Cowden, Crawley, Maidstone, Dartford, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Chatham, Gillingham, London, Eastbourne, Hastings 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.