We are recruiting foster carers in Lakeside and surrounding areas including: Redditch, Solihull, Birmingham, Worcester, West Bromwich, Dudley, Coventry, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Nuneaton, Lodge Park, St Georges, Smallwood, Greenlands & 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 Lakeside 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 much time you care for the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You might be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to possess your house, yet typically, you'll need to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual positioning.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which implies we can supply you the very best feasible assistance needed on your trip to assist offer a secure and also secure house to youngsters and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to transfer fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, examining abilities, location and also experience. We develop connections in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned specialist available to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also youngsters in care, by only selecting to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core values:
We assist all of our possible foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Lakeside and surrounding areas such as Lodge Park, St Georges, Smallwood, Greenlands, Redditch, Riverside, Ipsley, Southcrest, Headless Cross, Park Farm.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training info and also assistance to make sure that they can offer a first-class foster care service and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We also work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also discover from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist group that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any type of questions you might have.
If you live in Lakeside and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Lakeside or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Lakeside please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lakeside, Redditch, Solihull, Birmingham, Worcester, West Bromwich, Dudley, Coventry, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Nuneaton and across the West Midlands.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.