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Find out More About Fostering in Tendring

We are recruiting foster carers in Tendring and surrounding areas including: Colchester, Ipswich, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Gillingham, Chatham, Harlow, Dartford, Goose Green, Tendring Green, Weeley, Far Thorpe Green & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Tendring

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 Tendring 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 care for the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to lots of years, or up until the youngster is an adult.

You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to own your home, however generally, you'll need to have a spare room.

Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to inspect that you're able to care for a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital status, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Tendring. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the most effective feasible assistance required on your journey to aid give a secure and also safe home to youngsters and also young individuals in care.

Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, assessing capacities, area and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced expert available to aid 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the young adults and also young individuals in care, by just selecting to work with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we give to possible foster carers. To attain this, we abide by 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We support all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Tendring and surrounding areas such as Goose Green, Tendring Green, Weeley, Far Thorpe Green, Tendring Heath, Beaumont, Mill Green, Little Bentley, Thorpe Green, Goose Green.

All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training info and also assistance to ensure that they can give a first-class foster care solution and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also discover from their experience.

Even after you have tackled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the complete assistance of our expert team who will be on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any inquiries you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Tendring, Colchester, Ipswich, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Gillingham, Chatham, Harlow, Dartford and across the East of England.

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