We are recruiting foster carers in Hothfield and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Dartford, Basildon, Eastbourne, Chelmsford, Worten, Tutt Hill, Potters Corner, Rippers Cross & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Hothfield area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
The length of time you care for the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to possess your home, yet normally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you're able to care for a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital condition, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which means we can provide you the finest feasible support required on your journey to assist offer a protected and also risk-free home to children and also youths in care.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, 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 best fostering agency, analyzing capacities, area and also experience. We develop connections between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced specialist available to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in care, by just choosing to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we offer to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Hothfield and surrounding areas such as Worten, Tutt Hill, Potters Corner, Rippers Cross, Rooting Street, Ram Lane, Great Chart, Little Chart Forstal, Singleton, Westwell.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training details and also support to ensure that they can offer a first-rate foster care solution and also make a actual distinction to a child or young person in need. We also function to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the full support of our specialist team that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any questions you might have.
If you live in Hothfield and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Hothfield or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Hothfield please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Hothfield, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Dartford, Basildon, 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.