We are recruiting foster carers in St Mary Cray and surrounding areas including: Dartford, London, Chatham, Maidstone, Basildon, Gillingham, Crawley, Rayleigh, Harlow, Southend-on-Sea, Poverest, Derry Downs, Broom Hill, Orpington & 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 St Mary Cray 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 long you care for the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster as well as function. Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances as well as the fostering solution you relate to. 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 spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can use you the very best possible support required on your journey to assist give a safe as well as safe residence to youngsters as well as young individuals in care.
Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, evaluating abilities, location as well as experience. We develop relationships between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an seasoned expert on hand to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety as well as welfare of the young adults as well as young individuals in care, by only choosing to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as support we give to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core worths:
We support all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in St Mary Cray and surrounding areas such as Poverest, Derry Downs, Broom Hill, Orpington, Kevingtown, Goddington, Ramsden, St Pauls Cray, Petts Wood, Hockenden.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info as well as support so that they can give a superior foster care solution as well as make a real distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also function to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as find out from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our expert group who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any inquiries you may have.
If you live in St Mary Cray and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in St Mary Cray or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in St Mary Cray please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in St Mary Cray, Dartford, London, Chatham, Maidstone, Basildon, Gillingham, Crawley, Rayleigh, Harlow, Southend-on-Sea and across the London.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.