We are recruiting foster carers in Eastwood and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Hastings, Dartford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Eastbourne, Crawley, Pye Corner, Broadstone, Ulcombe, Grafty Green & 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 Eastwood 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:
The length of time you take care of the youngster relies on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to many years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to possess your house, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which suggests we can provide you the most effective possible assistance needed on your journey to help provide a protected and also risk-free house to youngsters and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, area and also experience. We build connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist on hand to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also youngsters in care, by only picking to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To attain this, we follow six core worths:
We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Eastwood and surrounding areas such as Pye Corner, Broadstone, Ulcombe, Grafty Green, Fairbourne Heath, Liverton Street, Southernden, Boughton Malherbe, Platts Heath, Kingswood.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training information and also assistance so that they can provide a superior foster care service and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the chance to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our specialist team who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any inquiries you might have.
If you live in Eastwood and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Eastwood or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Eastwood please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Eastwood, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Hastings, Dartford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Eastbourne, Crawley 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.