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 Letts Green 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 child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to lots of years, or till the child is an adult.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to have your home, but typically, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to examine that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage condition, faith or sexual positioning.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the very best feasible support needed on your trip to aid supply a risk-free and also secure home to youngsters and also young people in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, analyzing capacities, place and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist accessible to aid 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the young adults and also young people in treatment, by just choosing to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to potential foster carers. To attain this, we follow six core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Letts Green and surrounding areas such as Burlings, Horns Green, Cudham, Knockholt, Berrys Green, Single Street, Hazelwood, Luxted, Rushmore Hill, Knockholt Pound.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and also support so that they can supply a first-rate foster treatment service and also make a real difference to a child or young individual in need. We also work to link our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full support of our specialist group who will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any concerns you might have.
If you live in Letts Green and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Letts Green or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Letts Green please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Letts Green, Dartford, London, Crawley, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, Woking, Guildford, Rayleigh 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.