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 Ottershaw 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 care for the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster and function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's situations and the fostering service you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to have your house, however generally, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual positioning.
We have aided to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and have over one decade of experience, which means we can provide you the ideal feasible support required on your trip to assist give a safe and secure and safe house to children and youths in treatment.
Candidates will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, assessing abilities, place and experience. We build connections in between carers and staff, and you'll have an skilled specialist accessible to assist 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and welfare of the young adults and youths in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we give to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to six core worths:
We support every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Ottershaw and surrounding areas such as Rowhill, Row Town, Stonehill, Fan Grove, Lyne, Woodham, Addlestone, Stanners Hill, New Haw, St Anns Hill.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training information and support to ensure that they can give a first-rate foster treatment service and make a actual difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We likewise function to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and gain from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the full support of our specialist team that will get on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Ottershaw and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Ottershaw or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Ottershaw please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Ottershaw, Woking, Guildford, Bracknell, Slough, Reading, High Wycombe, Watford, London, Crawley, Basingstoke 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.