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Find out More About Fostering in Leadgate

We are recruiting foster carers in Leadgate and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Chopwell, Coalburns, Blackhall Mill, High Spen & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Leadgate

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 Leadgate 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

For how long you take care of the child relies on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to lots of years, or up until the child is an grown-up.

You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the child's situations and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.

You do not require to own your home, however generally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.

Prior to you can foster you need to pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, sex, marriage condition, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Leadgate. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the most effective feasible assistance needed on your journey to assist supply a safe and also safe home to youngsters and also young people in care.

Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, analyzing capabilities, place and also experience. We develop partnerships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an knowledgeable expert available to assist 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also young people in care, by just choosing to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To attain this, we stick to six core worths:

  • 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 becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Leadgate and surrounding areas such as Chopwell, Coalburns, Blackhall Mill, High Spen, Hamsterley, Hedley on the Hill, Low Westwood, Hooker Gate, West Wylam, Edgewell.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can supply a excellent foster care solution and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise function to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also gain from their experience.

Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will have the full assistance of our expert group that will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Leadgate, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.

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