We are recruiting foster carers in Oakwood and surrounding areas including: London, Watford, St Albans, Harlow, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Dartford, Luton, Slough, Basildon, Highlands Village, Worlds End, Grange Park, Southgate & 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 Oakwood 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 youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to possess your house, yet normally, you'll need to have a spare bed room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to inspect that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which suggests we can use you the most effective feasible assistance required on your journey to aid provide a risk-free and also protected house to youngsters and also youths in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, examining capabilities, place and also experience. We construct relationships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an experienced specialist available to aid 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 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 Oakwood and surrounding areas such as Highlands Village, Worlds End, Grange Park, Southgate, Cockfosters, Osidge, Winchmore Hill, Brunswick Park, Arnos Grove, Palmers Green.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training info and also assistance so that they can provide a first-class foster treatment service and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to link our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist group who will certainly be on hand, 24 hours a day, to respond to any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Oakwood and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Oakwood or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Oakwood please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Oakwood, London, Watford, St Albans, Harlow, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Dartford, Luton, Slough, Basildon and across the London.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.