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Find out More About Fostering in Sherwood Park

We are recruiting foster carers in Sherwood Park and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Crawley, Dartford, Hastings, Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Basildon, Sandown Park, Sherwood, High Brooms, Camden Park & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Sherwood 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 Sherwood 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 on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or till the child is an grown-up.

You might have the ability to foster and work. Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not require to possess your residence, however usually, you'll require to have a extra room.

Prior to you can foster you need to pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.

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

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the best possible support required on your journey to assist provide a secure and safe residence to children and youngsters 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 aiming to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing capabilities, place and experience. We construct connections in between carers and staff, and you'll have an knowledgeable specialist available to assist 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and welfare of the young adults and youngsters in treatment, by only picking to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training and support we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to six core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Sherwood Park and surrounding areas such as Sandown Park, Sherwood, High Brooms, Camden Park, Pembury, St Johns, Hawkenbury, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Henwood Green, Lower Green.

All of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training details and support to ensure that they can provide a excellent foster treatment service and make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We additionally work to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and gain from their experience.

Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist group who will get on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any concerns you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Sherwood Park, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Crawley, Dartford, Hastings, Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Basildon 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.