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 Strand 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:
Exactly how long you take care of the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or till the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster as well as work. Whether you can depends on the child's conditions as well as the fostering solution you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your house, however typically, you'll need to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to inspect that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, faith or sexual alignment.
We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which implies we can offer you the very best feasible assistance required on your trip to assist provide a secure as well as safe house to children as well as young people in care.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, evaluating abilities, location as well as experience. We build partnerships between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an seasoned professional available to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security as well as well-being of the children as well as young people in care, by just picking to work with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as assistance we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to 6 core worths:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Strand and surrounding areas such as Covent Garden, St Giles, Chinatown, Aldwych, Soho, Charing Cross, Whitehall, Bloomsbury, Holborn, Temple.
All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details as well as assistance to make sure that they can provide a first-rate foster care solution as well as make a genuine distinction to a child or young individual in need. We likewise work to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our professional team that will certainly be on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any kind of questions you may have.
If you live in Strand and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Strand or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Strand please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Strand, London, Watford, Dartford, St Albans, Harlow, Slough, Hemel Hempstead, Woking, Basildon, Stevenage 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.