We are recruiting foster carers in Strood and surrounding areas including: Hastings, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Eastbourne, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Rayleigh, Crawley, Rolvenden, Rolvenden Layne, West Cross, The Quarter & 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:
Just how long you care for the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or until the child is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to foster and function. Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your residence, but typically, you'll require to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage condition, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and have over 10 years of experience, which indicates we can supply you the finest feasible support required on your trip to assist supply a safe and secure and safe residence to children and youngsters in care.
Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering firm, evaluating capabilities, location and experience. We develop relationships between carers and personnel, and you'll have an seasoned professional on hand to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and welfare of the youngsters and youngsters in care, by only choosing to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and support we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We support all of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Strood and surrounding areas such as Rolvenden, Rolvenden Layne, West Cross, The Quarter, Parkgate, Tenterden, Broad Tenterden, Bulleign, Great Jobs Cross, East End.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training info and support so that they can supply a excellent foster care service and make a actual distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise function to link our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and discover from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will have the complete support of our professional group who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any kind of questions 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, Hastings, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Eastbourne, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Rayleigh, 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.