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Find out More About Fostering in Houndmills

We are recruiting foster carers in Houndmills and surrounding areas including: Basingstoke, Reading, Bracknell, Guildford, Eastleigh, Woking, Slough, Southampton, High Wycombe, Portsmouth, Oakridge, Winklebury, Basingstoke, West Ham & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Houndmills

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 Houndmills 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 much time you take care of the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or till the youngster is an adult.

You might be able to foster as well as function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions as well as the fostering service you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.

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

Before you can foster you should pass an analysis to inspect that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Houndmills. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to put 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over 10 years of experience, which means we can supply you the very best feasible support needed on your trip to aid provide a safe and secure as well as safe home to youngsters as well as youngsters in treatment.

Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, evaluating capacities, location as well as experience. We build connections between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an seasoned specialist handy to aid 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety as well as welfare of the children as well as youngsters in treatment, by just picking to function with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as support we provide to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Houndmills and surrounding areas such as Oakridge, Winklebury, Basingstoke, West Ham, Popley, South View, Kings Furlong, South Ham, Sherborne St John, Buckskin.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training info as well as support so that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment service as well as make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally function to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as pick up from their experience.

Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist group who will certainly be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any concerns you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Houndmills, Basingstoke, Reading, Bracknell, Guildford, Eastleigh, Woking, Slough, Southampton, High Wycombe, Portsmouth 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.