KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in Ocean Village

We are recruiting foster carers in Ocean Village and surrounding areas including: Southampton, Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Reading, Guildford, Worthing, Bracknell, Woking, Hove, Crosshouse, Chapel, Woolston, Southampton & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Ocean Village

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 Ocean Village 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

Just how long you look after the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.

You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to possess your house, however generally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.

Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital condition, religion or sexual positioning.

Happy child with family having a great time blowing bubbles
Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Ocean Village. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have assisted to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the best feasible assistance required on your journey to help provide a secure and also risk-free house to youngsters and also youths in treatment.

Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, location and also experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced professional available to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just selecting to function with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Ocean Village and surrounding areas such as Crosshouse, Chapel, Woolston, Southampton, Kingsland Place, Itchen, Nichols Town, Polygon, Newtown, Weston.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and also assistance to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment solution and also make a genuine difference to a child or young individual in need. We additionally function to connect our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.

Also after you have taken on a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any kind of inquiries you might have.

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

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