We are recruiting foster carers in Ickleton and surrounding areas including: Cambridge, Stevenage, Harlow, Chelmsford, Bedford, Luton, St Albans, Colchester, Hemel Hempstead, Basildon, Hinxton, Great Chesterford, Duxford, Little Chesterford & 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 Ickleton 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:
How long you care for the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to many years, or till the child is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to have your residence, but usually, you'll require to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual positioning.
We have aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which implies we can supply you the most effective feasible support needed on your journey to aid supply a secure and also safe and secure residence to children and also youths in care.
Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, analyzing capacities, area and also experience. We construct connections in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced expert handy to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the children and also youths in care, by only selecting to work with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to six core values:
We support every one of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Ickleton and surrounding areas such as Hinxton, Great Chesterford, Duxford, Little Chesterford, Strethall, Catmere End, Pampisford, Heathfield, Littlebury, Whittlesford.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training info and also support so that they can supply a top-notch foster care service and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We likewise work to connect our community of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also discover from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our expert team that will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any questions you might have.
If you live in Ickleton and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Ickleton or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Ickleton please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Ickleton, Cambridge, Stevenage, Harlow, Chelmsford, Bedford, Luton, St Albans, Colchester, Hemel Hempstead, Basildon 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.