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Find out More About Fostering in Shotley Common

We are recruiting foster carers in Shotley Common and surrounding areas including: Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Norwich, Cambridge, Harlow, Gillingham, Church End, Chelmondiston, Shotley, Erwarton & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Shotley Common

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 Shotley Common 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

How much time you care for the youngster relies on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or till the youngster is an adult.

You might be able to foster and work. Whether you can relies on the youngster's scenarios and the fostering service you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to own your home, yet usually, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage status, religion or sexual positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Shotley Common. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can supply you the most effective possible support needed on your trip to aid supply a safe and secure home to children and young people in care.

Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer seeking to transfer fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, assessing capabilities, area and experience. We construct relationships between carers and personnel, and you'll have an experienced expert accessible to aid 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and well-being of the youngsters and young people in care, by only picking to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and support we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by 6 core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Shotley Common and surrounding areas such as Church End, Chelmondiston, Shotley, Erwarton, Levington, Shop Corner, Nacton, Harkstead, Woolverstone, Shotley Gate.

All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information and support so that they can supply a excellent foster care service and make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to link our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the chance to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and discover from their experience.

Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full support of our expert group who will get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any questions you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Shotley Common, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Norwich, Cambridge, Harlow, Gillingham 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.