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Find out More About Fostering in The Quarter

We are recruiting foster carers in The Quarter and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Eastbourne, Rayleigh, Crawley, Staplehurst, Knox Bridge, Marden Thorn, Sinkhurst Green & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In The Quarter

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 Quarter 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

For how long you take care of the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to lots of years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.

You may be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions as well as the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.

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

Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.

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

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can offer you the most effective possible assistance needed on your journey to assist supply a protected as well as risk-free home to youngsters as well as youngsters in treatment.

Applicants will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, examining capacities, area as well as experience. We build connections between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an seasoned professional handy to assist 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security as well as welfare of the young adults as well as youngsters in treatment, by just picking to function with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in The Quarter and surrounding areas such as Staplehurst, Knox Bridge, Marden Thorn, Sinkhurst Green, Knowles Hill, Frittenden, Hawkenbury, Wanshurst Green, Cranbrook Common, Hocker Edge.

Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information as well as assistance to ensure that they can supply a superior foster treatment service as well as make a real distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We also function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as pick up from their experience.

Even after you have actually tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our professional group who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of inquiries you may have.

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

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