We are recruiting foster carers in Downham and surrounding areas including: Basildon, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Chatham, Harlow, Gillingham, Colchester, Maidstone, Ramsden Heath, Brock Hill, Ramsden Bellhouse, South Hanningfield & 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 Downham 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:
Exactly how long you take care of the child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can relies on the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to own your home, but normally, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can supply you the very best possible assistance needed on your journey to aid supply a secure and also risk-free home to children and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer aiming to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, evaluating capacities, area and also experience. We build partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced professional available to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and also well-being of the children and also youths in treatment, by only choosing to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core values:
We support every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Downham and surrounding areas such as Ramsden Heath, Brock Hill, Ramsden Bellhouse, South Hanningfield, West Hanningfield, Wickford, Runwell, Coalhill, Sunnymede, Stock.
All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training info and also assistance to make sure that they can supply a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a genuine difference to a child or young person in need. We additionally work to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster child or young person, you will have the complete assistance of our professional group that will be on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Downham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Downham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Downham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Downham, Basildon, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Chatham, Harlow, Gillingham, Colchester, Maidstone and across the East of England.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.