We are recruiting foster carers in South Stifford and surrounding areas including: Dartford, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Rayleigh, London, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Harlow, Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock, Grays, North Stifford & 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 South Stifford 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 take care of the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or till the child is an grown-up.
You may 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 need to possess your house, but usually, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage status, faith or sex-related alignment.
We have assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can supply you the very best feasible support needed on your journey to help give a risk-free and also safe and secure house to youngsters and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, examining capabilities, location and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled professional on hand to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also youths in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we give to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by six core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in South Stifford and surrounding areas such as Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock, Grays, North Stifford, Swanscombe, Thurrock Park, Little Thurrock, South Ockendon, Greenhithe, Knockhall.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training information and also support to make sure that they can give a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a real distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional team who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in South Stifford and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in South Stifford or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in South Stifford please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in South Stifford, Dartford, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Rayleigh, London, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, 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.