We are recruiting foster carers in Smiths End and surrounding areas including: Stevenage, Cambridge, Harlow, Luton, Bedford, St Albans, Chelmsford, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Milton Keynes, Shaftenhoe End, Barley, Cokenach, Newsells & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Smiths End area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
How much time you look after the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your residence, yet normally, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you have to pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which indicates we can supply you the most effective possible assistance needed on your journey to help provide a safe and also protected residence to youngsters and also young people in care.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, examining capacities, location and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an seasoned specialist on hand to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the children and also young people in care, by only selecting to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to six core values:
We support every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Smiths End and surrounding areas such as Shaftenhoe End, Barley, Cokenach, Newsells, Little Chishill, Great Chishill, Barkway, Nuthampstead, Building End, Killems Green.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training information and also assistance so that they can provide a first-rate foster care service and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to attach our community of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also learn from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist group that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to address any concerns you may have.
If you live in Smiths End and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Smiths End or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Smiths End please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Smiths End, Stevenage, Cambridge, Harlow, Luton, Bedford, St Albans, Chelmsford, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Milton Keynes 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.