We are recruiting foster carers in The Middles and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Craghead, South Stanley, Quaking Houses, South Moor & 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 Middles 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:
For how long you take care of the child relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or till the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can relies on the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your home, but normally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital status, faith or sexual orientation.
We have assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the best feasible assistance needed on your journey to aid provide a protected and also risk-free home to children and also youths in care.
Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, assessing capabilities, area and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced professional accessible to aid 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in care, by only picking to work with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with 6 core values:
We assist all of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in The Middles and surrounding areas such as Craghead, South Stanley, Quaking Houses, South Moor, East Stanley, Stanley, Oxhill, No Place, Shield Row, Holmside.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training info and also assistance to make sure that they can provide a first-rate foster care solution and also make a genuine difference to a child or young individual in need. We likewise work to link our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster child or young individual, you will have the full assistance of our professional team who will be on hand, 24 hours a day, to respond to any questions you may have.
If you live in The Middles and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in The Middles or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in The Middles please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in The Middles, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.