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Find out More About Fostering in Hastingleigh

We are recruiting foster carers in Hastingleigh and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Eastbourne, Chelmsford, Folly Town, Bodsham, Hassell Street, Whatsole Street & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Hastingleigh

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 Hastingleigh 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 long you take care of the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or till the child is an adult.

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

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

Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital condition, religious beliefs or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Hastingleigh. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the most effective feasible assistance required on your journey to assist provide a secure as well as safe and secure house to youngsters as well as young individuals in treatment.

Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, examining capacities, location as well as experience. We construct connections in between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an skilled specialist available to assist 24 hours a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety as well as well-being of the children as well as young individuals in treatment, by just choosing to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

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

All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training info as well as assistance to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment service as well as make a real distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories as well as gain from their experience.

Also after you have tackled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist team that will certainly get on hand, 24 hours a day, to answer any type of concerns you may have.

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

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