We are recruiting foster carers in Etchinghill and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Hastings, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Eastbourne, Dartford, Chelmsford, Newbarn, Lyminge, North Lyminge, Yewtree Cross & 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 Etchinghill 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:
How long you take care of the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your house, however generally, you'll require to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage condition, religion or sexual preference.
We have assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the most effective feasible assistance needed on your journey to aid provide a safe and secure and also risk-free house 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 skilled foster carer wanting to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing capacities, location and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled expert available to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the children and also youths in treatment, by just selecting to work with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we provide to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we stick to six core worths:
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Etchinghill and surrounding areas such as Newbarn, Lyminge, North Lyminge, Yewtree Cross, Postling, Frogholt, Shuttlesfield, Peene, Newington, Arpinge.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment solution and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise work to link our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the chance to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the complete assistance of our expert team who will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Etchinghill and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Etchinghill or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Etchinghill please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Etchinghill, Maidstone, Gillingham, Hastings, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Eastbourne, Dartford, 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.