We are recruiting foster carers in Little Shelford and surrounding areas including: Cambridge, Stevenage, Bedford, Harlow, Luton, Chelmsford, St Albans, Peterborough, Hemel Hempstead, Colchester, Hauxton, Great Shelford, Stapleford, Newton & 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 Little Shelford 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 youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to lots of years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your house, yet typically, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital status, religion or sexual preference.
We have helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which implies we can supply you the most effective feasible assistance needed on your journey to aid provide a secure and also safe house to youngsters and also young people in care.
Applicants 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 best fostering firm, examining capabilities, location and also experience. We develop connections between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled specialist available to aid 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also welfare of the young adults and also young people in care, by only choosing to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we follow 6 core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Little Shelford and surrounding areas such as Hauxton, Great Shelford, Stapleford, Newton, Harston, Trumpington, Whittlesford, Sawston, Haslingfield, Grantchester.
All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can provide a excellent foster care service and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We likewise function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist group that will certainly be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Little Shelford and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Little Shelford or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Little Shelford please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Little Shelford, Cambridge, Stevenage, Bedford, Harlow, Luton, Chelmsford, St Albans, Peterborough, Hemel Hempstead, Colchester 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.