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Find out More About Fostering in Shipley Gate

We are recruiting foster carers in Shipley Gate and surrounding areas including: Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Leicester, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Lincoln, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, New Eastwood, Newthorpe Common, Bailey Grove, Eastwood & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Shipley Gate

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 Shipley Gate 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 look after the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.

You may have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to own your house, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare bed room.

Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to check that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Shipley Gate. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which implies we can offer you the finest feasible support required on your journey to help give a safe and also secure house to youngsters and also youngsters in care.

Candidates will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, assessing capabilities, area and also experience. We build partnerships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an seasoned professional available to help 24 hours a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the youngsters and also youngsters in care, by just selecting to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we give to potential foster carers. To achieve 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 prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Shipley Gate and surrounding areas such as New Eastwood, Newthorpe Common, Bailey Grove, Eastwood, Hill Top, Cotmanhay, Giltbrook, Langley, Newthorpe, Beauvale.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details and also support to ensure that they can give a excellent foster care solution and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We also function to link our community of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the chance to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also find out from their experience.

Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the full support of our professional group that will get on hand, 24 hours a day, to respond to any kind of questions you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Shipley Gate, Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Leicester, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Lincoln, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall and across the East Midlands.

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