We are recruiting foster carers in Sandford-on-Thames and surrounding areas including: Oxford, Reading, High Wycombe, Bracknell, Slough, Milton Keynes, Basingstoke, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Luton, Kennington, Littlemore, Rose Hill, Iffley & 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 Sandford-on-Thames 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 look after the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may have the ability 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 neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your house, yet generally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you have to pass an assessment to check that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which means we can provide you the most effective possible assistance required on your journey to help provide a protected and also risk-free house to children and also youths in care.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, assessing capabilities, area and also experience. We build relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable expert on hand to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also youths in care, by just selecting to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow six core values:
We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Sandford-on-Thames and surrounding areas such as Kennington, Littlemore, Rose Hill, Iffley, Radley, Blackbird Leys, Lower Radley, Radley Park, Cold Harbour, South Hinksey.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training details and also assistance so that they can provide a superior foster care solution and also make a genuine difference to a child or young individual in need. We also work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually tackled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert group who will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of questions you may have.
If you live in Sandford-on-Thames and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Sandford-on-Thames or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Sandford-on-Thames please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Sandford-on-Thames, Oxford, Reading, High Wycombe, Bracknell, Slough, Milton Keynes, Basingstoke, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Luton 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.