We are recruiting foster carers in North Foreland and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Rayleigh, Chatham, Maidstone, Colchester, Basildon, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Hastings, Reading Street, Kingsgate, Broadstairs, St Peters & 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 North Foreland 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 care for the child relies on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and work. Whether you can relies on the child's circumstances and the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to own your home, but usually, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to care for a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage status, religion or sexual positioning.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and have over one decade of experience, which means we can offer you the very best possible assistance needed on your trip to help provide a risk-free and secure home to youngsters and youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, assessing capacities, place and experience. We develop relationships in between carers and staff, and you'll have an knowledgeable expert accessible to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and well-being of the youngsters and youngsters in treatment, by just choosing to work with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core values:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in North Foreland and surrounding areas such as Reading Street, Kingsgate, Broadstairs, St Peters, Upton, Northdown, Bromstone, Cliftonville, Dumpton, West Dumpton.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training information and assistance so that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment solution and make a genuine distinction to a child or young individual in need. We likewise work to attach our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert team who will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to address any kind of questions you may have.
If you live in North Foreland and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in North Foreland or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in North Foreland please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in North Foreland, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Rayleigh, Chatham, Maidstone, Colchester, Basildon, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Hastings 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.