We are recruiting foster carers in Staplehurst and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Rayleigh, Eastbourne, Crawley, The Quarter, Knowles Hill, Marden Thorn, Hawkenbury & 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 Staplehurst 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 child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or until the child is an adult.
You might be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to have your home, but typically, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to look after a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual alignment.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the most effective feasible support needed on your journey to aid supply a secure and also safe home to children and also youths in treatment.
Candidates will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer aiming to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, examining capacities, area and also experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced specialist accessible to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the young adults and also youths in treatment, by just selecting to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we supply to possible foster carers. To attain this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We support every one of our possible foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Staplehurst and surrounding areas such as The Quarter, Knowles Hill, Marden Thorn, Hawkenbury, Sinkhurst Green, Knox Bridge, Wanshurst Green, Cross-at-Hand, Frittenden, Bogden.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training details and also support so that they can supply a first-class foster treatment service and also make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We also function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster child or young adult, you will have the full support of our specialist group who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Staplehurst and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Staplehurst or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Staplehurst please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Staplehurst, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Rayleigh, Eastbourne, Crawley and across the South East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.