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Find out More About Fostering in Tanfield Lea

We are recruiting foster carers in Tanfield Lea and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Tantobie, Harperley, Tanfield Lea, Tanfield & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Tanfield Lea

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Tanfield Lea area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

The length of time you take care of the youngster relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not require to possess your house, however normally, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you have to pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Tanfield Lea. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can provide you the most effective feasible support needed on your trip to assist give a protected and also safe house to children and also youngsters in treatment.

Candidates will be assessed, 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 best fostering company, assessing abilities, place and also experience. We develop connections in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist handy to assist 24 hrs a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and also welfare of the children and also youngsters in treatment, by only selecting to work with respectable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we give to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core values:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist all of our possible foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Tanfield Lea and surrounding areas such as Tantobie, Harperley, Tanfield Lea, Tanfield, White-le-Head, Clough Dene, Kip Hill, Stanley, East Kyo, Shield Row.

All of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training details and also support so that they can give a superior foster treatment service and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young person in need. We also work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the full support of our specialist group that will get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any questions you may have.

If you live in Tanfield Lea and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Tanfield Lea or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Tanfield Lea please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Tanfield Lea, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.