We are recruiting foster carers in Crouch and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Hastings, Claygate Cross, Basted, Platt, Comp & 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 Crouch 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:
Just how long you care for the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or up until the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your house, however usually, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you're able to care for a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital condition, religion or sexual alignment.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can use you the most effective possible support required on your trip to assist supply a safe and also safe house to youngsters and also youngsters in care.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, examining capabilities, location and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an experienced expert handy to assist 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also welfare of the children and also youngsters in care, by only selecting to deal with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to six core worths:
We support all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Crouch and surrounding areas such as Claygate Cross, Basted, Platt, Comp, Borough Green, Plaxtol, Yopps Green, Ightham, Roughway, Dunks Green.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training info and also support to ensure that they can supply a superior foster care solution and also make a genuine difference to a child or young individual in need. We additionally work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full support of our expert group that will certainly be on hand, 24 hours a day, to respond to any kind of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Crouch and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Crouch or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Crouch please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Crouch, Maidstone, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, 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.