We are recruiting foster carers in Luton and surrounding areas including: Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, St Albans, Watford, Bedford, Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Harlow, Slough, London, High Town, Park Town, New Town, Bury Park & 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 Luton 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:
How much time you take care of the youngster depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to lots of years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations 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 home, yet typically, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you should pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage status, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can supply you the very best feasible assistance required on your journey to assist supply a secure and also secure home to children and also youths in care.
Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, examining capabilities, area and also experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced specialist available to assist 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in care, by just picking to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to six core values:
We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Luton and surrounding areas such as High Town, Park Town, New Town, Bury Park, Hart Hill, Farley Hill, Winsdon Hill, Biscot, Farleygreen, Round Green.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and also assistance to ensure that they can supply a top-notch foster care service and also make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our specialist group who will get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Luton and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Luton or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Luton please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Luton, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, St Albans, Watford, Bedford, Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Harlow, Slough, London 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.