We are recruiting foster carers in The Folly and surrounding areas including: St Albans, Luton, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Harlow, London, High Wycombe, Bedford, Slough, Leasey Bridge, Lea Valley, Marshalls Heath, Wheathampstead & 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 Folly 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:
Exactly how long you look after the child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to workand foster . Whether you can relies on the child's situations and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your house, yet typically, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital condition, faith or sexual alignment.
We have helped to position 100's of carers across the UK and have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the most effective feasible assistance needed on your journey to help supply a protected and safe house to children and youths in care.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, area and experience. We build relationships between carers and staff, and you'll have an knowledgeable specialist handy to help 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and welfare of the children and youths in care, by only picking to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to 6 core values:
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in The Folly and surrounding areas such as Leasey Bridge, Lea Valley, Marshalls Heath, Wheathampstead, Amwell, Gustard Wood, Mackerye End, Nomansland, Batford, Blackmore End.
All of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training information and assistance so that they can supply a excellent foster care service and make a genuine distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and find out from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist group that will certainly be on hand, 24 hours a day, to address any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in The Folly and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in The Folly or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in The Folly please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in The Folly, St Albans, Luton, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Harlow, London, High Wycombe, Bedford, Slough 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.