We are recruiting foster carers in The Valley and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Eastbourne, Stalisfield Green, Otterden Place, Yewhedges, Little Frith & 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 Valley 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:
How much time you look after the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your house, yet normally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage condition, faith or sex-related positioning.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which indicates we can supply you the very best feasible assistance needed on your journey to help supply a risk-free and also safe and secure house to children and also young people in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing abilities, area and also experience. We build partnerships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional available to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also welfare of the young adults and also young people in treatment, by just picking to function with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we adhere to 6 core worths:
We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in The Valley and surrounding areas such as Stalisfield Green, Otterden Place, Yewhedges, Little Frith, Frith, Wyebanks, Cold Harbour, Eastling, Slade, Hockley.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training info and also assistance to make sure that they can supply a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally function to link our community of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our professional team that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to address any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in The Valley and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in The Valley or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in The Valley please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in The Valley, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Hastings, Chelmsford, Eastbourne 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.