We are recruiting foster carers in Crouch and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Colchester, South Street, Gushmere, Oversland, Neames Forstal & 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:
For how long you look after 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 be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to own your home, however normally, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to look after a child. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can supply you the most effective possible support required on your journey to aid provide a risk-free and also safe and secure home to youngsters and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, assessing capabilities, place and also experience. We build relationships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned professional on hand to aid 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the young adults and also youngsters in care, by just selecting to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Crouch and surrounding areas such as South Street, Gushmere, Oversland, Neames Forstal, Hickmans Green, Winterbourne, Boughton Under Blean, Boughton Street, Horselees, Rhode Common.
All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training info and also support to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster care solution and also make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to connect our community of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent 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 tackled a foster child or young adult, you will have the full support of our professional team who will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any kind of questions you may 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, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Colchester 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.