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Find out More About Fostering in Knapthorpe

We are recruiting foster carers in Knapthorpe and surrounding areas including: Mansfield, Nottingham, Lincoln, Chesterfield, Derby, Leicester, Peterborough, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Stoke-on-Trent, Caunton, Averham Park, Winkburn, Hockerton & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Knapthorpe

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 Knapthorpe 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

The length of time you look after the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or up until the child is an adult.

You might have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the child's conditions and also the fostering service you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to possess your residence, but usually, you'll need to have a spare bed room.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital standing, religion or sex-related orientation.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Knapthorpe. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can provide you the ideal possible support needed on your journey to help provide a protected and also secure residence to children and also youngsters in care.

Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer aiming to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, examining capacities, location and also experience. We construct connections in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an experienced professional handy to help 24 hrs a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also youngsters in care, by just selecting to deal with credible Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we provide to possible 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 all of our possible foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Knapthorpe and surrounding areas such as Caunton, Averham Park, Winkburn, Hockerton, Maplebeck, Norwell Woodhouse, Bathley, Little Carlton, Kersall, Upton.

Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training info and also support to ensure that they can provide a excellent foster care service and also make a real difference to a child or young individual in need. We likewise work to attach our area of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also learn from their experience.

Even after you have actually tackled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full support of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any kind of questions you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Knapthorpe, Mansfield, Nottingham, Lincoln, Chesterfield, Derby, Leicester, Peterborough, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Stoke-on-Trent and across the East Midlands.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.