We are recruiting foster carers in Summerfield and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Barnsole, Flemings, Staple, Tickenhurst & 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 Summerfield 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 care for the child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can relies on the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your house, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital status, religion or sexual preference.
We have helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which indicates we can use you the most effective possible support required on your trip to help offer a safe and secure and also safe house to children and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing abilities, area and also experience. We construct connections between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist accessible to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we offer to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with 6 core values:
We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Summerfield and surrounding areas such as Barnsole, Flemings, Staple, Tickenhurst, Hammill, Rowling, Heronden, Selson, Twitham, Durlock.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training information and also support so that they can offer a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a real distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have tackled a foster child or young person, you will have the full support of our specialist team that will get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any inquiries you may have.
If you live in Summerfield and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Summerfield or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Summerfield please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Summerfield, Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Colchester, Chelmsford 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.