We are recruiting foster carers in Thornley and surrounding areas including: Hartlepool, Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Gateshead, Darlington, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Old Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Ludworth, Cassop & 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 Thornley 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 care for the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or until the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your home, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you're able to care for a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital condition, religion or sexual alignment.
We have helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can supply you the best possible assistance needed on your trip to help supply a safe and also secure home to children and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, examining abilities, place and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional on hand to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also youngsters in care, by just selecting to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we supply to potential foster carers. To attain this, we adhere to six core values:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Thornley and surrounding areas such as Old Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Ludworth, Cassop, Old Wingate, Haswell Plough, Town Kelloe, Old Cassop, Haswell Moor, Fleming Field.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training info and also assistance so that they can supply a top-notch foster care solution and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We likewise function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our professional team that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any kind of questions you might have.
If you live in Thornley and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Thornley or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Thornley please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Thornley, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Gateshead, Darlington, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Chesterfield, Lincoln 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.