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Find out More About Fostering in Harbledown

We are recruiting foster carers in Harbledown and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Rough Common, Upper Harbledown, St Dunstans, Thanington & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Harbledown

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 Harbledown 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

Just how long you take care of the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.

You may have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.

You do not require to possess your house, but typically, you'll require to have a spare bed room.

Prior to you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to examine that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Harbledown. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and have over one decade of experience, which implies we can use you the very best possible assistance needed on your journey to assist supply a risk-free and safe house to youngsters and young people in treatment.

Candidates will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer seeking to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, evaluating capabilities, place and experience. We build relationships in between carers and personnel, and you'll have an experienced professional on hand to assist 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the young adults and young people in treatment, by only selecting to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and assistance we supply to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we adhere to six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We assist all of our possible foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Harbledown and surrounding areas such as Rough Common, Upper Harbledown, St Dunstans, Thanington, Canterbury, Hales Place, St Stephens, Blean, Northgate, Chartham Hatch.

All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training info and assistance so that they can supply a first-class foster treatment service and make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and pick up from their experience.

Also after you have tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our professional group who will be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any type of inquiries you may have.

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

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