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Find out More About Fostering in Lexden

We are recruiting foster carers in Lexden and surrounding areas including: Colchester, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Chatham, Gillingham, Cambridge, Shrub End, Chitts Hills, Beacon End, Stanway & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Lexden

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 Lexden 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

How much time you look after the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You may be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions as well as the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.

You do not require to have your residence, but typically, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you need to pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital status, religious beliefs or sex-related positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Lexden. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the very best feasible support required on your journey to assist supply a safe as well as safe residence to children as well as youngsters in care.

Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, assessing capabilities, place as well as experience. We build relationships between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an knowledgeable specialist handy to assist 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security as well as welfare of the children as well as youngsters in care, by just picking to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as support we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish 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 potential foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Lexden and surrounding areas such as Shrub End, Chitts Hills, Beacon End, Stanway, Abbey Field, Colchester, Braiswick, Eight Ash Green, West Bergholt, Seven Star Green.

Every one of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training details as well as support so that they can supply a first-class foster care solution as well as make a actual difference to a youngster or young person in need. We also function to connect our community of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as gain from their experience.

Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the complete support of our specialist group that will be on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any concerns you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lexden, Colchester, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Chatham, Gillingham, Cambridge and across the East of England.

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