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Find out More About Fostering in Elmsted

We are recruiting foster carers in Elmsted and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Eastbourne, Chelmsford, Whatsole Street, Hill Street, Maxted Street, Lymbridge Green & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Elmsted

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Elmsted area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

For how long you take care of the youngster depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to numerous years, or till the youngster is an adult.

You may have the ability to foster as well as work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances as well as the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to possess your home, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare bed room.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital status, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Elmsted. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which implies we can supply you the most effective feasible assistance required on your journey to assist supply a secure as well as protected home to children as well as youngsters in treatment.

Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, analyzing abilities, location as well as experience. We build partnerships in between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an knowledgeable specialist accessible to assist 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security as well as welfare of the children as well as youngsters in treatment, by only selecting to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To attain this, we adhere to 6 core values:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist all of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Elmsted and surrounding areas such as Whatsole Street, Hill Street, Maxted Street, Lymbridge Green, Bodsham, Stowting Common, Hastingleigh, Sixmile, Folly Town, Stowting.

All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training information as well as assistance to make sure that they can supply a first-class foster treatment service as well as make a actual difference to a youngster or young person in need. We also work to link our community of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as learn from their experience.

Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist team who will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any inquiries you may have.

If you live in Elmsted and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Elmsted or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Elmsted please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Elmsted, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Eastbourne, Chelmsford 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.