We are recruiting foster carers in Dargate and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Colchester, Dargate Common, Highstreet, Fostall, Waterham & 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 Dargate 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 youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to have your home, yet generally, you'll require to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to check that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the ideal possible support needed on your journey to aid provide a risk-free and also safe and secure home to youngsters and also youths in care.
Applicants will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering firm, assessing abilities, area and also experience. We build relationships in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled professional available to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also welfare of the children and also youths in care, by just choosing to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by six core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Dargate and surrounding areas such as Dargate Common, Highstreet, Fostall, Waterham, Hernhill, Yorkletts, Slutshole, Denstroude, Staplestreet, Pean Hill.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training info and also support to make sure that they can provide a first-rate foster care solution and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally function to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the full support of our professional team who will be on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any kind of questions you might have.
If you live in Dargate and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Dargate or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Dargate please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Dargate, Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, 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.