We are recruiting foster carers in Preston and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Colchester, Faversham, The Brents, Davington, Ospringe & 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 Preston 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 child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can relies on the child's scenarios as well as the fostering service you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to have your house, however typically, you'll require to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.
We have aided to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over one decade of experience, which indicates we can supply you the finest feasible support needed on your journey to aid provide a safe as well as secure house to children as well as young people in care.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, assessing capacities, area as well as experience. We construct relationships in between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an seasoned expert available to aid 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security as well as well-being of the children as well as young people in care, by only selecting to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as support we provide to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We assist all of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Preston and surrounding areas such as Faversham, The Brents, Davington, Ospringe, Copton, Whitehill, Selgrove, Plumford, Oare, Four Oaks.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training info as well as support to make sure that they can provide a first-class foster care service as well as make a real distinction to a child or young adult in need. We likewise work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as pick up from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our expert group who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any kind of questions you may have.
If you live in Preston and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Preston or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Preston please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Preston, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Colchester 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.