We are recruiting foster carers in Leybourne and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, London, Crawley, Chelmsford, Larkfield, Lunsford, West Malling, Birling & 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 Leybourne 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 long you care for the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to foster and work. Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your residence, but normally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to care for a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage status, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and have over one decade of experience, which suggests we can use you the finest feasible assistance required on your journey to assist supply a protected and secure residence to children and young individuals in care.
Candidates will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, assessing capacities, location and experience. We develop connections in between carers and team, and you'll have an skilled specialist on hand to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and well-being of the young adults and young individuals in care, by only choosing to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to 6 core worths:
We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Leybourne and surrounding areas such as Larkfield, Lunsford, West Malling, Birling, Mill Street, New Town, Ham Hill, New Hythe, Ryarsh, Well Street.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training details and assistance to ensure that they can supply a first-rate foster care service and make a real distinction to a child or young individual in need. We also work to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and find out from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist team that will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any inquiries you may have.
If you live in Leybourne and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Leybourne or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Leybourne please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Leybourne, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, London, Crawley, Chelmsford 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.