We are recruiting foster carers in Lower Dean and surrounding areas including: Bedford, Northampton, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Luton, Stevenage, Leicester, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Upper Dean, Covington, Shelton, Tilbrook & 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 Lower Dean 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 take care of the child relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You might be able to foster and also function. Whether you can relies on the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to own your home, yet generally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an evaluation to check that you're able to take care of a child. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can use you the very best possible support required on your journey to aid supply a secure and also safe home to youngsters and also youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer aiming to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, evaluating capabilities, area and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced specialist available to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the children and also youngsters in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we supply to possible foster carers. To attain this, we abide by six core values:
We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Lower Dean and surrounding areas such as Upper Dean, Covington, Shelton, Tilbrook, Hargrave, Swineshead, London End, Melchbourne, Kimbolton, Chadwell End.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and also support to ensure that they can supply a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also learn from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist team that will get on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Lower Dean and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Lower Dean or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Lower Dean please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lower Dean, Bedford, Northampton, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Luton, Stevenage, Leicester, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans 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.