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Find out More About Fostering in Upper Birchwood

We are recruiting foster carers in Upper Birchwood and surrounding areas including: Mansfield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Tamworth, Stoke-on-Trent, Lincoln, Nuneaton, Walsall, Lower Birchwood, Cotes Park, Somercotes, Pye Bridge & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Upper Birchwood

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 Upper Birchwood 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 on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an adult.

You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not need to have your home, however typically, you'll need to have a extra bed room.

Prior to you can foster you need to pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion or sexual orientation.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Upper Birchwood. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can use you the very best possible support needed on your journey to aid give a safe and secure and also secure home to youngsters and also youths in care.

Candidates will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, assessing capacities, place and also experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist handy to aid 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and also well-being of the children and also youths in care, by just picking to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we give 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 all of our possible foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Upper Birchwood and surrounding areas such as Lower Birchwood, Cotes Park, Somercotes, Pye Bridge, Leabrooks, Riddings, Pye Hill, Jubilee, Pinxton, Selston Green.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details and also support to ensure that they can give a superior foster care solution and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also pick up from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist group that will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any type of concerns you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Upper Birchwood, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Tamworth, Stoke-on-Trent, Lincoln, Nuneaton, Walsall and across the East Midlands.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.