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Find out More About Fostering in The Crook

We are recruiting foster carers in The Crook and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Dartford, Hastings, Crawley, Eastbourne, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hill Top, Palmers Green, Brenchley, Castle Hill & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In The Crook

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 The Crook 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

How much time you look after the child relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or till the child is an grown-up.

You might be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can relies on the child's circumstances as well as the fostering service you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not require to own your house, yet generally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to look after a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in The Crook. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can use you the most effective possible support needed on your trip to assist supply a safe as well as risk-free house to youngsters as well as youngsters in care.

Applicants will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to transfer fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, evaluating capabilities, area as well as experience. We construct connections between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an skilled professional on hand to assist 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety as well as well-being of the children as well as youngsters in care, by just picking to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as support we supply to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core worths:

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

Fostering Support

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

We urgently need more foster carers in The Crook and surrounding areas such as Hill Top, Palmers Green, Brenchley, Castle Hill, Isle of Wight, Market Heath, Mile Oak, Pearsons Green, Chillmill, Petteridge.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training info as well as support to make sure that they can supply a top-notch foster care service as well as make a real difference to a child or young individual in need. We likewise function to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as pick up from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young individual, you will have the full support of our professional group who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any type of concerns you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in The Crook, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Dartford, Hastings, Crawley, Eastbourne, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh 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.