We are recruiting foster carers in The Common and surrounding areas including: Cambridge, Harlow, Chelmsford, Stevenage, Colchester, Basildon, Rayleigh, Luton, St Albans, Ipswich, Radwinter, Stocking Green, Maple End, Radwinter End & 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 The Common 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:
The length of time you look after the child depends upon 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 be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to have your home, yet generally, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an assessment to check that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which indicates we can provide you the finest possible support required on your journey to help supply a safe and secure and also secure home to youngsters and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very 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 appropriate fostering company, examining capabilities, location and also experience. We develop connections in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned specialist handy to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the children and also youngsters in care, by only selecting to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow six core worths:
We support every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in The Common and surrounding areas such as Radwinter, Stocking Green, Maple End, Radwinter End, Wimbish, Frogs Green, Wimbish Green, Hempstead, Upper Green, Tye Green.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training details and also support to ensure that they can supply a first-rate foster care service and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally work to link our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist team that will certainly be on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any questions you may have.
If you live in The Common and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in The Common or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in The Common please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in The Common, Cambridge, Harlow, Chelmsford, Stevenage, Colchester, Basildon, Rayleigh, Luton, St Albans, Ipswich 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.