We are recruiting foster carers in Strood and surrounding areas including: Chatham, Gillingham, Maidstone, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, London, Harlow, Rochester, Frindsbury, Troy Town, Gadshill & 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 Strood 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 take care of the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to lots of years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances 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 possess your home, yet normally, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to take care of a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage condition, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.
We have aided to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the very best possible support needed on your journey to help supply a safe and secure as well as secure home to children as well as youngsters in care.
Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, examining capabilities, area as well as experience. We develop partnerships between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an seasoned specialist accessible to help 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security as well as well-being of the young adults as well as youngsters in care, by only picking to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as support we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core values:
We assist all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Strood and surrounding areas such as Rochester, Frindsbury, Troy Town, Gadshill, Borstal, Cuxton, Wainscott, Higham, Lower Bush, Noke Street.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training info as well as support to make sure that they can supply a first-class foster care solution as well as make a genuine difference to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as pick up from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster child or young person, you will have the full support of our specialist group who will get on hand, 24 hours a day, to address any concerns you may have.
If you live in Strood and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Strood or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Strood please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Strood, Chatham, Gillingham, Maidstone, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, 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.