We are recruiting foster carers in Stoke and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Maidstone, Dartford, Chelmsford, London, Harlow, Middle Stoke, Lower Stoke, North Street, Tunbridge Hill & 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 Stoke 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:
The length of time you take care of the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or until the child is an adult.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to possess your home, but typically, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion or sex-related orientation.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which indicates we can use you the finest feasible support needed on your journey to assist give a safe and also protected home to youngsters and also youths in care.
Applicants will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer aiming to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, assessing capabilities, place and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an seasoned professional on hand to assist 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in care, by only choosing to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we give to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by six core worths:
We assist all of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Stoke and surrounding areas such as Middle Stoke, Lower Stoke, North Street, Tunbridge Hill, St Mary Hoo, Fenn Street, Sharnal Street, Allhallows, Kingsnorth, Allhallows-on-Sea.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training info and also support so that they can give a superior foster care service and also make a real difference to a child or young person in need. We additionally work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also learn from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any type of inquiries you may have.
If you live in Stoke and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Stoke or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Stoke please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Stoke, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Maidstone, Dartford, Chelmsford, London, Harlow 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.