We are recruiting foster carers in Houghton Regis and surrounding areas including: Luton, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Stevenage, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Watford, High Wycombe, Slough, Harlow, Tithe Farm, Parkside, Bidwell, Houghton Park & 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 Houghton Regis 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:
Just how long you take care of the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or up until the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's scenarios and the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your residence, yet generally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you have to pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital condition, faith or sexual positioning.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and have over 10 years of experience, which means we can provide you the very best possible assistance required on your journey to aid provide a secure and risk-free residence to youngsters and youths in care.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, analyzing capabilities, area and experience. We build relationships between carers and team, and you'll have an seasoned specialist handy to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the youngsters and youths in care, by only selecting to function with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and assistance we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with 6 core worths:
We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Houghton Regis and surrounding areas such as Tithe Farm, Parkside, Bidwell, Houghton Park, Chalk Hill, Thorn, Dunstable, Lewsey Farm, Beecroft, Chalton.
All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information and assistance to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster care solution and make a actual distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise function to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist group who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Houghton Regis and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Houghton Regis or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Houghton Regis please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Houghton Regis, Luton, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Stevenage, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Watford, High Wycombe, Slough, Harlow 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.