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Find out More About Fostering in Horkesley Heath

We are recruiting foster carers in Horkesley Heath and surrounding areas including: Colchester, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Cambridge, Chatham, Gillingham, Great Horkesley, Mile End, Tye Green, West Bergholt & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Horkesley Heath

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 Horkesley Heath 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

The length of time you care for the child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the child is an adult.

You might be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not need to have your residence, however usually, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marriage condition, religious beliefs or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Horkesley Heath. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which means we can offer you the best feasible assistance required on your trip to help offer a secure and also secure residence to youngsters and also young individuals in care.

Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your 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, examining capabilities, area and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned expert on hand to help 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also young individuals in care, by just selecting to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer 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 assist every one of our possible foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Horkesley Heath and surrounding areas such as Great Horkesley, Mile End, Tye Green, West Bergholt, Braiswick, Boxted, Workhouse Hill, Little Horkesley, Boxted Cross, Langham Moor.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details and also assistance so that they can offer a excellent foster care solution and also make a actual difference to a child or young adult in need. We also work to attach our community of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.

Even after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our expert team that will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any kind of concerns you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Horkesley Heath, Colchester, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Cambridge, Chatham, Gillingham and across the East of England.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.