We are recruiting foster carers in Platt and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Crawley, Chelmsford, Borough Green, Comp, Crouch, Claygate Cross & 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 Platt 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:
How much time you take care of the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the child is an adult.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to own your house, yet generally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage standing, religion or sex-related positioning.
We have helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can provide you the very best possible assistance required on your trip to help offer a risk-free and also protected house to youngsters and also youths in care.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, assessing abilities, place and also experience. We construct connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist available to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also welfare of the youngsters and also youths in care, by only selecting to function with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow 6 core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Platt and surrounding areas such as Borough Green, Comp, Crouch, Claygate Cross, Wrotham Heath, Basted, Wrotham, Ightham, Offham, New Pound.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training information and also assistance to make sure that they can offer a superior foster care solution and also make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to attach our community of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist team who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any questions you may have.
If you live in Platt and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Platt or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Platt please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Platt, Maidstone, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Crawley, Chelmsford 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.