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Find out More About Fostering in Sharpenhoe

We are recruiting foster carers in Sharpenhoe and surrounding areas including: Luton, Stevenage, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Watford, High Wycombe, Northampton, Harlow, Barton-le-Clay, Streatley, Church End, Harlington & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Sharpenhoe

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 Sharpenhoe 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

For how long you take care of the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or until the child is an adult.

You might have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to own your residence, but usually, you'll require to have a spare room.

Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to examine that you're able to take care of a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, sex, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Sharpenhoe. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which implies we can supply you the best possible assistance needed on your journey to assist provide a safe and also secure residence to children and also youths in care.

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 move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, analyzing capabilities, place and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional on hand to assist 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and also welfare of the children and also youths in care, by only choosing to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to six 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 Sharpenhoe and surrounding areas such as Barton-le-Clay, Streatley, Church End, Harlington, Pulloxhill, Westoning, Upper Sundon, Lower Sundon, Greenfield, Hexton.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training info and also assistance to make sure that they can provide a first-rate foster care solution and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young person in need. We additionally work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.

Also after you have taken on a foster child or young person, you will have the full assistance of our professional team that will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any kind of questions you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Sharpenhoe, Luton, Stevenage, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Watford, High Wycombe, Northampton, Harlow and across the East of England.

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