We are recruiting foster carers in The Quarter and surrounding areas including: Hastings, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Eastbourne, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Crawley, Broad Tenterden, Tenterden, Bulleign, Small Hythe & 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 Quarter 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:
The length of time you look after the youngster depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to many years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your home, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual alignment.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can use you the finest possible assistance needed on your trip to help offer a protected and also safe home to youngsters and also young individuals in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, analyzing capacities, place and also experience. We develop connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist accessible to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the young adults and also young individuals in treatment, by just picking to function with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core worths:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in The Quarter and surrounding areas such as Broad Tenterden, Tenterden, Bulleign, Small Hythe, Leigh Green, Strood, Rolvenden Layne, St Michaels, Parkgate, Potmans Heath.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training information and also assistance to make sure that they can offer a first-class foster treatment solution and also make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise function to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist team that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any kind 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, Hastings, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Eastbourne, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, 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.