KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in The Down

We are recruiting foster carers in The Down and surrounding areas including: Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Walsall, Birmingham, Worcester, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth, Eudon Burnell, Eudon George, Oldfield, Underton & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In The Down

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 Down 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 child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or up until the child is an adult.

You might be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.

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

Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital standing, religion or sexual positioning.

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

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the best possible assistance required on your trip to help supply a risk-free and also secure home to youngsters and also youths in treatment.

Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, examining capacities, location and also experience. We build connections in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled expert accessible to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also youths in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow 6 core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support all of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in The Down and surrounding areas such as Eudon Burnell, Eudon George, Oldfield, Underton, Chetton, Cross Houses, Middleton Scriven, Glazeley, Meadowley, Deuxhill.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training information and also assistance to make sure that they can supply a superior foster treatment service and also make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also function to link our community of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert group who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any inquiries you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in The Down, Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Walsall, Birmingham, Worcester, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and across the West Midlands.

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