We are recruiting foster carers in Petteridge and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Dartford, Crawley, Eastbourne, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton and Hove, Old Cryals, Chillmill, Market Heath, Matfield & 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 Petteridge 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 youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances as well as the fostering service you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your residence, but usually, you'll require to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual positioning.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the finest possible assistance needed on your journey to help offer a safe and secure as well as secure residence to children as well as youths in care.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer seeking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, examining capacities, area as well as experience. We build partnerships between carers as well as staff, as well as you'll have an experienced professional available to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security as well as well-being of the youngsters as well as youths in care, by just selecting to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as assistance we offer to potential foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core values:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Petteridge and surrounding areas such as Old Cryals, Chillmill, Market Heath, Matfield, Isle of Wight, Brenchley, Keys Green, Hill Top, The Crook, Palmers Green.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details as well as assistance to ensure that they can offer a superior foster care service as well as make a actual distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise function to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the full assistance of our professional group that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Petteridge and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Petteridge or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Petteridge please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Petteridge, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Dartford, Crawley, Eastbourne, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton and 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.