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Find out More About Fostering in Lightwood

We are recruiting foster carers in Lightwood and surrounding areas including: Chesterfield, Mansfield, Derby, Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Lincoln, Tamworth, Leicester, Nuneaton, Walsall, Ridgeway, Birleyhay, Troway, Ridgeway Moor & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Lightwood

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 Lightwood 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 take care of the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.

You might be able to foster as well as work. 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 normally, you'll require to have a spare room.

Before you can foster you need to pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage standing, religion or sex-related alignment.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Lightwood. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the very best feasible support needed on your journey to assist supply a safe and secure as well as risk-free residence to children as well as young people in treatment.

Candidates will be examined, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, assessing capabilities, location as well as experience. We construct partnerships in between carers as well as staff, as well as you'll have an seasoned professional available to assist 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security as well as well-being of the children as well as young people in treatment, by only picking to work with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as support we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to six core values:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Lightwood and surrounding areas such as Ridgeway, Birleyhay, Troway, Ridgeway Moor, Ford, Greenside, Coal Aston, Holmesdale, Summerley, Bowshaw.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training details as well as support to ensure that they can supply a top-notch foster treatment solution as well as make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as discover from their experience.

Even after you have actually tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete support of our professional group who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any kind of inquiries you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lightwood, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Derby, Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Lincoln, Tamworth, Leicester, Nuneaton, Walsall and across the East Midlands.

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