We are recruiting foster carers in Icklesham and surrounding areas including: Hastings, Eastbourne, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Crawley, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Broad Street, Pett, Udimore, Cock Marling & 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 Icklesham 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 night 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 situations and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your home, but generally, you'll need to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you're able to care for a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital standing, religion or sexual positioning.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which means we can use you the most effective possible assistance required on your journey to aid supply a safe and also safe home to children and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will be examined, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, examining abilities, area and also experience. We develop connections in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled specialist on hand to aid 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the young adults and also youngsters in care, by only picking to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To attain this, we abide by six core worths:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Icklesham and surrounding areas such as Broad Street, Pett, Udimore, Cock Marling, Guestling Thorn, Pett Level, Winchelsea, Lidham Hill, Cliff End, Guestling Green.
All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details and also assistance so that they can supply a superior foster care solution and also make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We additionally work to connect our community of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist group that will be on hand, 24 hrs a day, to respond to any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Icklesham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Icklesham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Icklesham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Icklesham, Hastings, Eastbourne, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Crawley, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea 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.