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Find out More About Fostering in Melbourn

We are recruiting foster carers in Melbourn and surrounding areas including: Cambridge, Stevenage, Bedford, Harlow, Luton, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Chelmsford, Milton Keynes, Watford, Chiswick End, Meldreth, Flint Cross, Bridgefoot & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Melbourn

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 Melbourn 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

How much time you take care of the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.

You might be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances as well as the fostering solution you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to own your residence, yet normally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.

Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to check that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital condition, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Melbourn. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over 10 years of experience, which implies we can provide you the very best possible assistance required on your trip to assist supply a risk-free as well as safe and secure residence to youngsters as well as young people in care.

Applicants will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, analyzing abilities, location as well as experience. We construct connections between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an skilled expert accessible to assist 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security as well as welfare of the children as well as young people in care, by just picking to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to 6 core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support all of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Melbourn and surrounding areas such as Chiswick End, Meldreth, Flint Cross, Bridgefoot, Dyers Green, Shepreth, Whaddon, Kneesworth, Fowlmere, Whaddon Gap.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training details as well as assistance to make sure that they can supply a top-notch foster care solution as well as make a actual distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally work to link our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as pick up from their experience.

Also after you have tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert group who will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of questions you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Melbourn, Cambridge, Stevenage, Bedford, Harlow, Luton, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Chelmsford, Milton Keynes, Watford 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.