We are recruiting foster carers in Ightham Common and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Hastings, Ivy Hatch, Oldbury, Ightham, Stone Street & 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 Ightham Common 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 look after the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering service you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your home, however generally, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which suggests we can offer you the best possible support needed on your trip to help offer a risk-free and also protected home to youngsters and also young people in care.
Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, examining abilities, place and also experience. We build partnerships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist accessible to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also young people in care, by only choosing to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we offer to potential foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core values:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Ightham Common and surrounding areas such as Ivy Hatch, Oldbury, Ightham, Stone Street, Bitchet Green, Styants Bottom, Basted, Yopps Green, Lower Bitchet, Claygate Cross.
All of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training info and also support to ensure that they can offer a top-notch foster care service and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally function to link our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also find out from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the full support of our specialist team that will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any type of inquiries you may have.
If you live in Ightham Common and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Ightham Common or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Ightham Common please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Ightham Common, Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Hastings 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.