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Find out More About Fostering in Hazel Street

We are recruiting foster carers in Hazel Street and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Dartford, Eastbourne, Crawley, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton and Hove, Horsmonden, Smallbridge, Capel Cross, Chillmill & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Hazel Street

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 Hazel Street 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 care for the youngster relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or till the youngster is an adult.

You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not require to have your residence, however normally, you'll require to have a extra room.

Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to examine that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Hazel Street. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which implies we can use you the best feasible assistance needed on your journey to help provide a secure and also protected residence to youngsters and also youngsters in care.

Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing capacities, place and also experience. We build relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned expert accessible to help 24 hours a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the children and also youngsters in care, by just choosing to work with trustworthy 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:

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

Fostering Support

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

We urgently need more foster carers in Hazel Street and surrounding areas such as Horsmonden, Smallbridge, Capel Cross, Chillmill, Broad Ford, Isle of Wight, Palmers Green, Brenchley, Castle Hill, Old Cryals.

Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can provide a excellent foster care service and also make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.

Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert group that will certainly get on hand, 24 hours a day, to respond to any type of inquiries you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Hazel Street, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Dartford, Eastbourne, Crawley, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton and Hove 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.