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Find out More About Fostering in Selly Park

We are recruiting foster carers in Selly Park and surrounding areas including: Birmingham, Solihull, West Bromwich, Dudley, Redditch, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Tamworth, Coventry, Nuneaton, Ten Acres, Bournbrook, Moor Green, Stirchley & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Selly Park

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Selly Park area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

The length of time you take care of the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.

You may be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to have your house, but normally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you need to pass an analysis to examine that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital status, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Selly Park. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the most effective feasible support needed on your journey to help offer a secure and also safe and secure house to youngsters and also young people in treatment.

Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, examining capabilities, place and also experience. We build relationships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable expert on hand to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the children and also young people in treatment, by just choosing to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we offer to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to 6 core values:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Selly Park and surrounding areas such as Ten Acres, Bournbrook, Moor Green, Stirchley, Bournville, Selly Oak, Kings Heath, Lifford, Cotteridge, Griffins Hill.

All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training info and also support so that they can offer a superior foster treatment solution and also make a real distinction to a child or young individual in need. We likewise function to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.

Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young individual, you will have the full support of our expert group who will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any type of questions you may have.

If you live in Selly Park and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Selly Park or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Selly Park please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Selly Park, Birmingham, Solihull, West Bromwich, Dudley, Redditch, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Tamworth, Coventry, Nuneaton and across the West Midlands.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.