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Find out More About Fostering in Lower Upham

We are recruiting foster carers in Lower Upham and surrounding areas including: Eastleigh, Southampton, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Guildford, Reading, Bracknell, Woking, Worthing, Slough, Wintershill, Upham, Durley Street, Newtown & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Lower Upham

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 Lower Upham 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

The length of time you take care of the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or till the child is an adult.

You may have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's conditions and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to have your house, but usually, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.

Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital status, faith or sex-related orientation.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Lower Upham. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which implies we can provide you the very best possible support required on your journey to assist give a secure and also safe and secure house to youngsters and also youngsters in care.

Applicants will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, examining capacities, place and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist handy to assist 24 hrs a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youngsters in care, by just selecting to function with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we give to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support all of our possible foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Lower Upham and surrounding areas such as Wintershill, Upham, Durley Street, Newtown, Ashton, Durley, Street End, Crowdhill, Bishops Waltham, Fair Oak.

All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training information and also support so that they can give a first-class foster care service and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also learn from their experience.

Even after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist team that will be on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any concerns you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lower Upham, Eastleigh, Southampton, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Guildford, Reading, Bracknell, Woking, Worthing, Slough 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.