We are recruiting foster carers in Stockton-on-Tees and surrounding areas including: Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Darlington, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Mansfield, Queens Park, St Anns Hill, Primrose Hill, Newtown & 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 Stockton-on-Tees 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:
For how long you look after the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to possess your home, however normally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the finest feasible support needed on your journey to assist give a safe and also secure home to youngsters and also youths in care.
Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, examining capacities, location and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned professional handy to assist 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in care, by only selecting to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we give to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we follow 6 core values:
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Stockton-on-Tees and surrounding areas such as Queens Park, St Anns Hill, Primrose Hill, Newtown, Stockton Grange, Grangefield, Newham Grange, Oxbridge, Gilpin Brown, Mount Pleasant.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training details and also support to make sure that they can give a superior foster care service and also make a actual difference to a child or young individual in need. We likewise function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster child or young individual, you will have the full support of our professional team that will be on hand, 24 hours a day, to answer any kind of questions you may have.
If you live in Stockton-on-Tees and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Stockton-on-Tees or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Stockton-on-Tees please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Darlington, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Mansfield and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.