KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in Goat Lees

We are recruiting foster carers in Goat Lees and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Eastbourne, Chelmsford, Kennington Lees, Bockhanger, Kennington, Bybrook & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Goat Lees

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 Goat Lees 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

How much time you look after the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to many years, or till the child is an adult.

You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not require to own your house, yet generally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.

Before you can foster you need to pass an analysis to check that you're able to look after a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage condition, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Goat Lees. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can provide you the very best possible support required on your journey to aid provide a protected and also safe house to children and also young people in treatment.

Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, examining capabilities, area and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable expert available to aid 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the young adults and also young people in treatment, by only picking to work with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Goat Lees and surrounding areas such as Kennington Lees, Bockhanger, Kennington, Bybrook, Eastwell Park, Potters Corner, Boughton Lees, Kempes Corner, Westwell, Barrow Hill.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training info and also support to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment solution and also make a real difference to a child or young person in need. We also work to attach our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.

Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young person, you will have the complete support of our expert team that will be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any questions you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Goat Lees, 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.