We are recruiting foster carers in Lightwood and surrounding areas including: Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Tamworth, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Chesterfield, Telford, West Bromwich, Dudley, Mansfield, Cheadle, Rakeway, Cheadle Park, Freehay & 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 Lightwood 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:
For how long you look after the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to numerous years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to have your house, but usually, you'll require to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to check that you're able to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital status, religion or sexual preference.
We have helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which implies we can provide you the most effective possible support needed on your journey to aid offer a safe and secure and also risk-free house to children and also young people in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing capacities, place and also experience. We build connections between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled specialist available to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also young people in treatment, by just picking to function with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we offer to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow six core worths:
We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Lightwood and surrounding areas such as Cheadle, Rakeway, Cheadle Park, Freehay, Cheadle Common, Mobberley, Threapwood, Brookhouses, Huntley, Gorstyhill.
All of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training details and also support so that they can offer a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We also function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have tackled a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the full support of our specialist team that will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any concerns 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, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Tamworth, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Chesterfield, Telford, West Bromwich, Dudley, Mansfield and across the West Midlands.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.